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May 26, 2018, 5 tweets

Second panel question: "What is the biggest challenge you've faced in advocating for organ and tissue donation?" @ShilpaRSharma @TrilliumGift #beadonor

Dr. Devendra Mishra says "You have to convince people out of the dilemma that once someone has died you must not touch the body." @TrilliumGift #beadonor

@BadatYusuf "Ignorance. People aren't sure whether it meets their religious values, their ethics - and the most important thing to do is to educate to combat that ignorance." @TrilliumGift #beadonor

"Some individuals fear that 'the body is not treated with respect' when donating organs and tissues" - adding that the body is treated with utmost respect by medical experts when harvesting organs - @BadatYusuf @TrilliumGift #beadonor

"People fear that this may delay the funeral process" - adding that organs must be harvested very quickly in order to be effective - @BadatYusuf @TrilliumGift #beadonor

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