Altruism in Extremis — The Evolving Ethics of Organ Donation
For W.B.’s life partner, in retrospect, the first sign was dishcloths full of water: Why had W.B. stopped wringing them out as he had always done? His hands, it turned out, had grown weak, and soon his foot started making slapping sounds when he walked; when he could no longer mow the lawn without resting, […]
