Apr 30, 2026 · 15 min · 13 segments
With a million dollars per body in play, some in Congress are asking whether some authorities are too quick to declare an organ donor to be “dead.” Order Sharyl’s new bestselling book: “Follow the…
Sharyl AttkissonHost
Ron WydenGuest
Since 1988, more than a half million US organ donors have made 1.1 million transplants possible.
170 million Americans are registered donors, yet more than 100,000 people still wait.
Organ procurement organizations, OPOs, are nonprofits, kind of middlemen, tasked with managing removal and transfer.
But major investigations and insider whistleblowers have exposed some disturbing cases involving the gift of life.
Since 1988, more than a half million US organ donors have made 1.1 million transplants possible.
170 million Americans are registered donors, yet more than 100,000 people still wait.
Organ procurement organizations, OPOs, are nonprofits, kind of middlemen, tasked with managing removal and transfer.
But major investigations and insider whistleblowers have exposed some disturbing cases involving the gift of life.
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