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Death Row Organ Donors Mary Jo Draper of member station KCUR in Kansas City reports that Missouri lawmakers are considering a bill that would let death row inmates avoid execution if they donate a kidney or bone marrow. Proponents say it would help save the lives of people awaiting transplants. Critics say it would let criminals on death row off the hook.

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Mary Jo Draper of member station KCUR in Kansas City reports that Missouri lawmakers are considering a bill that would let death row inmates avoid execution if they donate a kidney or bone marrow. Proponents say it would help save the lives of people awaiting transplants. Critics say it would let criminals on death row off the hook.