Cancerous Organs, Silenced Whistleblowers: Witnesses Describe a Broken Organ Transplant Chain

Family and whistleblowers say abuses in organ procurement system have led to tragedies.

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WASHINGTON—The good news came on Heather Knuckles’s wedding day: her mother, bedridden with a failing liver and kidneys, had an organ match.

It was the happiest day of their lives, Knuckles said, recalling her mother smiling while picturing a new life in front of her.