“No donor guidelines, no hearts for sick children” — RT

breakingnews

Go to main page News “No donor guidelines, no hearts for sick children”

Follow RT on

facebook twitter YouTube Google+

MORE ON THE STORY

28.10.2009, 09:36 2 comments

HIV/AIDS: no right to be happy?

Fighting the spread of HIV/AIDS is the focus for fifty eastern European and central Asian countries who have gathered in Moscow today. In Russia, discrimination also adds to the burden of HIV-positive people.

13.02.2010, 08:58 2 comments

Paternity beyond the grave: a grandma's quest

A Moscow woman is attempting to continue the legacy of her dead son by producing grandchildren he will never see. But Russia’s surrogacy law, known as most liberal in Europe, is placing obstacles in the way.

01.02.2010, 20:24 7 comments

Russia’s latest population growth in danger of long-term decline

Russia's population increased last year to 142 million - its first growth in a decade and a half. But according to a recent UN report, it could shrink by 20% before 2050.

RT Photo / Irina Vasilevitskaya

13.09.2010, 22:07 1 comment

More rights for pets – less for owners

After seven years of heated debates, Moscow authorities have at last come up with a draft law on keeping pets.

23.01.2010, 07:45 4 comments

Russian schools edge their way towards tolerance

Russia is pushing for the integrated education of special needs children following the UN convention on the rights of people with disabilities.

Victor Gioia, lawyer of Jean-Michel André, holds Elise (AFP photo / Michel Gangne)

03.07.2009, 15:09 5 comments

Kidnapped girl to stay with her father – court

A French court has ruled a girl at the center of a bitter custody battle between her French and Russian parents should remain in France with her father. Her Russian mother may see the girl three times a month.

15.07.2009, 14:13 6 comments

Tougher punishment for pedophiles pushed

Bills approved by the Russian State Duma include increasing sentences to 20 years for the rape of children – and also harsher measures for the distributors of child pornography.

18.07.2009, 10:50 3 comments

Half-day-old baby found in woods

She had to fight for survival in the wild just minutes after being born. The baby girl was abandoned by her mother in the harsh conditions of a Russian forest for 12 hours until she was found by a stranger.

21.05.2010, 23:02 1 comment

Controversial ad sparks abortion debate in UK

Advertising is dividing opinions in the UK as a TV advert for Marie Stopes Sexual Health Organisation offering advice on abortion prepares to be aired in Britain for the first time on Monday.

20.10.2009, 22:46 3 comments

Exhibitionist caught by teenage-girls

Three teenagers tracked down an elderly man seen exposing himself in public and helped police arrest him. The man turned out to be a U.S. citizen who had been living in the capital for a long while.

“No donor guidelines, no hearts for sick children”

Link copied to clipboard

email story to a friend print version

Published: 13 May, 2009, 23:07

(20.2Mb) embed video

TAGS: Children, Health, Russia, Interview, Law

Instructions are needed in Russia on how to lawfully diagnose brain death in an organ donor, how to get consent from parents, remove a heart from a dead child, Dr. Kaabak of the National Research Centre for Surgery said.

Follow @rt_com Back to top

Share

Share on Tumblr

previous next MORE NEWS

13.05.2009, 22:46

Need cash? Ask your local priest!

The economic crisis means tough times for families. With thousands of newly unemployed Italians strapped for cash, Catholic priests have stepped in to help families meet their monthly payments.

14.05.2009, 03:26

Paedophile cop shocks St. Petersburg

A 33-year-old police officer has been detained in St. Petersburg accused of raping teenage boys and physically assaulting men and women in the streets.

myspace hit counter