RFK Jr.’s Latest Crackpot Conspiracy: Don’t Harvest Organs From the Living
HHS Secretary and right-wing loon Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is at it again with another crazy conspiracy theory: wait until people are actually dead to harvest their organs.
Kennedy is responding to a New York Times exposé that details numerous cases where patients who were slated for organ donation were not yet dead, some of whom recovered fully.
We’re really torn on this issue. On the one hand, medical professionals shouldn’t kill living people. But on the other hand… brain-worm-central-park-bear-shirtless-jeans. This would be a lot easier if Kennedy were aligned with pre-mortem harvesting, but here we are.
We know this erodes trust in the medical establishment. We understand people may now hesitate to opt-in to organ donation, and ultimately no one thinks harvesting a donor’s organs before they are completely dead is a good idea. But we must maintain focus – our political rivals must be opposed regardless of how obviously right they may be.
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JUST THE FACTS
- A federal investigation found that organ procurement organizations (OPOs) in Kentucky often initiated the transplant process on patients who were still alive or reviving, including one man who cried and thrashed during prep for surgery before recovering.
- Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary RFK Jr. condemned the findings as “horrifying,” vowing sweeping reforms to restore dignity and enforce strict protocols, including halting donations when patients show signs of life.
- Investigators uncovered 103 problematic cases out of 351, including 28 where patients may not have been dead before organ retrieval began — exposing poor neurological testing, coercive consent, and misclassified deaths.
- Most disturbing cases occurred at rural hospitals with limited oversight. Some families say they were pressured to authorize donation despite visible signs their loved ones were conscious or improving.
- RFK Jr. pledged to decertify the Kentucky organ group if it fails to comply with new safety rules and ordered national reforms. In response, some OPOs warned that his aggressive response could spark fear in hospitals.
Sources: New York Post, Washington Post, Health & Human Services, and New York Times.