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L. G. Hunsicker, MD; Nancy E. Goeken, PhD
American Society of Transplant Physicians Iowa City

John C. McDonald, MD; Robert J. Corry, MD
American Society of Transplant Surgeons Des Plaines, Ill

JAMA. 1987;258(10):1329.

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To the Editor.—

In his recent editorial, Dr Rapaport¹ expressed serious concerns about federal initiatives in organ transplantation. He suggested that the current efforts of the transplantation community to provide transplantation in a scientifically sound, fair, and accountable fashion might be significantly hindered by governmental interference. We would like to present the somewhat differing viewpoint of the leadership of the American Society of Transplant Physicians and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons on these issues.

The current shortage of cadaveric organs, which has resulted from the explosive increase in transplants performed, has led to public concern about the equity of organ distribution. In response to this concern, with the strong urging of the transplant community, Congress in 1984 passed the Transplant Act, which mandated establishment of a national organ procurement and transplantation network (OPTN), created a task force to make recommendations on a number of issues, and provided support . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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