To Clamp or Not to Clamp: Controversy of Normothermic Regional Perfusion (NRP) in Organ Donation

When does death truly become irreversible? Normothermic Regional Perfusion (NRP) is a cutting-edge technique in organ donation that restores circulation to vital organs after death—but in so doing it challenges the ethical and legal boundaries of determining death and when it is ethical to take a person’s organs. This debate explores the tension between medical innovation, the Dead Donor Rule, and the trust that underpins organ donation.   

Join the Spring 2025 DeVos Medical Ethics Colloquy between James Bernat and Matthew DeCamp on April 14, 2025. Register here.