Japan's organ network voided donor intentions of mentally disabled

Japan's key organ transplant network has invalidated the organ donation wishes of all individuals officially recognized as being intellectually disabled, the health ministry said Wednesday.The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, which learned about the practice last month, issued a notice on Monday directing the Japan Organ Transplant Network to ensure invalidations are made only after confirming an individual's mental capacity with their attending physician, rather than solely based on the possession of a so-called rehabilitation handbook -- a document certifying intellectual disability…READ FULL ARTICLE