HHS released a bombshell report in July finding organ procurement organizations had began the procurement process while patients showed signs of life. But Suzanne Conrad, CEO of the Iowa Donor Network, an OPO that covers Iowa, disagrees with the framing of the story. Conrad explains how the process works in Iowa, what checks and balances are in place, and how this news has impacted organ donations.

In July, Secretary Robert F. Kennedy announced HHS's discovery of what they consider to be disturbing behavior for an organ procurement organization (OPO) serving Kentucky, southwest Ohio, and part of West Virginia. "Our findings show that hospitals allowed the organ procurement process to begin when patients showed signs of life, and this is horrifying.

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