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Debating when death begins, and the fate of abandoned lands

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The Different Types of Organ Donation

The process of organ donation starts with the withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment. In those individuals, death is declared by cardiopulmonary criteria. The procurement procedure begins within about five minutes of the declaration of death. Life support has been withdrawn. The patient is allowed to progress naturally to death. Their heart stops. They're declared dead. And after that, the organ donation procedures take over.

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