<div dir="ltr"><div><div><font color="#000000" face="arial, sans-serif">Hello Listmates,</font></div><div><font color="#000000" face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font color="#000000" face="arial, sans-serif">I am sharing a recent guest essay from the NYT on ethical issues with organ donation. I assume that most of you (like me) discuss organ donation with clients on a regular basis. When articles like this one circulate, I find that clients will mention it and more of them will decline organ donation (though as a general rule most are willing donors).</font></div><div><font color="#000000" face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font color="#000000" face="arial, sans-serif">I'd be interested to know if others of you are hearing about this essay (or the 2025 related article which is linked in the essay) and how you respond to the concerns raised. I have generally reassured folks that organ donation is an entirely voluntary, safe, and regulated process, but some of the essay's claims are eyebrow-raising to say the least. </font></div><div><font color="#000000" face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/opinion/organ-donation-system-ethics-trust.html?unlocked_article_code=1.NVE.VKsZ.4BlyxJ9GCLIg&smid=url-share" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/opinion/organ-donation-system-ethics-trust.html?unlocked_article_code=1.NVE.VKsZ.4BlyxJ9GCLIg&smid=url-share</a><font color="#000000" face="arial, sans-serif"></font></div><div><br></div><div>Warmly,</div><div>Laura </div></div><div><br></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font color="#45818e" face="georgia, serif"><b>Laura Latta<br>Law Office of Laura Latta PLLC</b><u></u><u></u></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font color="#666666" face="georgia, serif">she/her</font></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:13.15pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="georgia, serif"><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102)">Phone (206) 841-2344</span><br></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font color="#666666" face="georgia, serif"><a href="http://www.LauraLatta.com" target="_blank">www.LauraLatta.com</a></font></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:13.15pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font color="#666666" face="georgia, serif">4010 Lake Washington Blvd. NE Ste. 202</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:13.15pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font color="#666666" face="georgia, serif">Kirkland, WA 98033</font></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:13.15pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><font color="#444444">NOTICE:  This communication may contain privileged or other confidential information. If you have received it in error, please advise the sender by replying to this email and immediately delete the message and any attachments without copying it or disclosing its contents to others.</font></b><br></p></div></div></div></div></div>