Killing for Organs

Organ Surgeon Faces Felony Trial

by Wesley J. Smith

That horrible case in San Luis Obispo, in which Dr. Hootan Roozrokh, an organ transplant surgeon is accused of attempting to hasten the death of Ruben Navarro, a dependent adult to harvest his organs, is going to trial. From the story: A judge dismissed two charges against a Bay Area transplant . . . . Continue Reading »

Killed for Organs? The Preliminary Hearing

by Wesley J. Smith

Readers of SHS may recall the terrible San Luis Obispo case of a transplant surgeon named Hootan Roozrokh who is charged felonious wrongdoing in trying to kill a profoundly disabled patient so his organs could be procured under a “heart death” protocol. I wrote about the case here and . . . . Continue Reading »