More organs are being donated after the heart stops, not brain death. Policies are changing too
- Posted on February 26, 2026
- By The Toronto Star
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More organs are being donated after the heart stops, not brain death. Policies are changing too

WASHINGTON (AP) — The vast majority of organ donations once came from people who were brain-dead. Now they're increasingly coming from people who died when their heart stopped beating, a