Description: Mass. Department of Health hearing on feasibility of establishing liver transplant programs. Dr. Harvey Feinberg explains mission of task force. Dr. Hendron, chief of surgery at Children's Hospital, encourages cooperative approach among institutions to procure organs. Charles Fiske, father of infant liver recipient Jamie, endorses program especially for pediatrics.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 07/06/1983
Description: Interview with Mr. Pillin, liver transplant recipient. Exteriors New England Medical Center, Children's and New England Deaconess Hospitals.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 10/03/1983
Description: Press conference with surgeons from four Boston teaching hospitals about forming collaborative liver transplant teams. Talk about organ matching, insurance coverage, computerized interinstitutional organ bank to facilitate procurement.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 10/13/1983
Description: Livestock farmers and animal rights activists attend hearing on treatment of farm animals. Photos of calves inhumanely confined in stalls and hens cramped in pens.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 04/07/1988
Description: Farmers rally at State House to protest Question 3, livestock protection referendum proposed by animal rights activists. Photo of mistreated calves. State House interiors, empty House chamber.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 09/06/1988
Description: Public hearing held in Framingham to discuss the health care proxy bill of Rep. David Cohen, which would allow living wills. Right to die.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 08/09/1990
Description: Boston City Councillor Robert Travaglini opposes incumbent state Sen. Michael LoPresti, a race in which the candidates have similar positions and backgrounds.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 09/13/1988
Description: Numerous interest groups lobby legislature on health care for all bill before house vote. Dukakis, Philip Johnston, Catherine Dunham.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 10/05/1987
Description: Immigration advocates hope to reopen the amnesty program to get underground aliens legalized. State House hearing.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 03/29/1989
Description: Lobbyists for the environment and the elderly plead with Speaker Keverian to protect their concerns.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 11/06/1989