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Tuesday, June 10, 2008

Courts - Even more on "Ohio Court Debates Rights to Body Parts"

Updating this ILB entry from June 8th, Mitch Harper of Fort Wayne Observed sends along a story from the June 7th Cincinnati Enquirer headed "Eyes taken, parents sue: West Chester couple says teen didn't want organs donated." The suit alleges the daughter's eyes were harvested without permission. Apparently nothing in writing is required. From the story:

They hired John Metz. He is the same attorney who helped families win a $5 million settlement in 2000 of a civil suit filed against the Coroner's Office and Hamilton County, saying their relatives had their corneas harvested without family knowledge or permission.

It is illegal to sell body parts or tissue, but Metz noted many companies get around that by charging from $300 to $900 in "handling fees" to mail or ship corneas, eyes and organs.

The story includes a link to the 10-page complaint.

Posted by Marcia Oddi on June 10, 2008 10:26 AM
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