People are withdrawing from organ donation after reports of a man mistakenly declared dead

A Kentucky man’s organs were almost harvested, but then he showed signs of life, leading to - (Getty Images)

Transplant experts are seeing a spike in people revoking organ donor registrations, with their confidence shaken by reports that a Kentucky man nearly had his organs harvested for organs despite still being alive.

In 2021, 36-year-old Anthony Thomas “TJ” Hoover II, was admitted to Baptist Health hospital in Richmond, Kentucky after a drug overdose. He was incorrectly declared dead later that day and taken to theater, where the alarming incident unfolded, according to NPR.