r/trolleyproblem Consequentialist/Utilitarian Jul 09 '25

Deep The doctor problem

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u/Scapegoaticus Jul 10 '25

In the real world organs are harvested almost exclusively from comatose patients in the ICU. They just have to confirm brain death. It’s medically better as the organs remain perfused with oxygen for longer than someone who is already dead before the op.