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NYC to Prep Potential Organ Donors Before Getting Consent

Move Could Help Allay Transplant Organ Shortage; Some Ethicists Wary of Plan

If the idea flies, the ambulance could be on the streets as early as next month.

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"We're moving slowly," says Lewis Goldfrank, professor and chairman of emergency medicine at Bellevue Hospital, who heads the team. "There is immense potential, but the No. 1 topic is the ethics."

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