Organ harvesting began while patients still showed ‘signs of life,’ federal investigation finds

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2026 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG. Fox News senior medical analyst Dr. Marc Siegel interviews Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on the ethics of the organ donation industry and what his agency is doing about unsafe practices on 'Special Report.' The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has begun the decertification of Network for Hope, the federally designated organ procurement organization serving Kentucky and parts of Indiana, Ohio and West Virginia, following federal reviews that uncovered serious patient safety failures. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services initiated the decertification action after investigations revealed persistent safety issues, including instances where the organ harvesting process was initiated on patients who still showed active signs of life. Appearing on America's Newsroom, Dr. Marc Siegel, a senior medical analyst f