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"Organ Donation: A Matter of Life and Death" now available in English
https://a.co/d/4i4zkdr I was honored to be asked by Maatkamp Publishing in the Netherlands to help smooth out the English translation...
Respect for Human Life
Jun 94 min read
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Whole Body Donation: Donating your body to science and the problem of Cedric Lodge
New video release! Ever since grave robbing went out of fashion for medical students, we have been incredibly grateful for donated bodies...
Respect for Human Life
Jun 71 min read
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“Brain dead” woman being kept alive to deliver her baby proves that brain death is a legal fiction
Image credit -- Wix Written by Heidi Klessig MD and originally published on LifeSite News on May 16, 2025. Read the original article here....
Respect for Human Life
May 214 min read
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My 88-year-old mother has dementia. Caring for her is a privilege, not a burden
Dr. Klessig's mother on her 88th birthday Written by Heidi Klessig MD and originally published on LifeSite News on May 9, 2025. Read ...
Respect for Human Life
May 124 min read
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Why the Brain Death Concept and Standards are Illegitimate
I was honored to speak at this national conference on brain death, and the video of my presentation is now available for viewing:...
Respect for Human Life
Apr 242 min read
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New release: short video on Tissue Donation now available!
Tissue Donation: Mostly ethical, but not without pitfalls The fourth video in our Donation Ethics series is now released! And the good...
Respect for Human Life
Apr 171 min read
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Some scientists advocate creating human bodies for spare parts
Written by Heidi Klessig MD and originally published on LifeSite News on April 1, 2025. Read the original article here . Creating people...
Respect for Human Life
Apr 44 min read
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Doctors, Philosophers, and Lawyers Debate Brain Death
Written by Heidi Klessig MD and originally published on LifeSite News on March 7, 2025. Read the original article here . Although the...
Dr. Heidi T. Klessig
Mar 115 min read
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“Brain Death” Lacks Medical, Moral, and Legal Foundations and is a Concealed Form of Euthanasia
Accepted for publication by University Faculty for Life’s open-access journal “Life and Learning,” – in press by Heidi Klessig MD*...
Dr. Heidi T. Klessig
Feb 1220 min read
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