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At the core of the dispute between pro-life and other views is the status of anencephalics as persons.
Ultimately, the goal of those in support of organ donation is that it will decrease the shortage in infant organs.
It has been estimated that 400-500 infant hearts and kidneys and 500-1, 000 infant livers are needed in the United States each year.
Currently, laws in some states prevent organ transplantation from living persons, and federal laws forbid the use of any form of euthanasia.
Because anencephalic neonates have partially functioning brain stems, they reserve some of the body ’ s autonomic functions, such as those of the heart, kidneys and intestines.
For this reason, some believe that anencephalic neonates are functioning human beings despite the absence of all cognitive function.

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