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Egyptians still hesitant on organ donation

An Egyptian writer's call for organ donation has reignited debate in Egypt, where a 10-year-old law regulating the procedure has yet to be implemented.

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Cardiovascular surgeons Susana Villar (C) and Elsa Rios (R) prepare a patient to receive a new heart from a donor in an operating room in Puerta de Hierro University Hospital in Majadahonda, near Madrid, in this undated photo. — JAVIER SORIANO/AFP via Getty Images

CAIRO — Egyptian writer Khaled Montaser used his Oct. 1 book signing to call on intellectuals, artists, and influential figures to help raise awareness of organ donation. He urged them to register as organ donors to encourage citizens to follow suit.

Montaser also called for adding donor status to driver's licenses.

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