Man demands to know why hospital retained his wife's organs after her death

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A man whose wife’s organs were retained without his permission after she died in 1998 says he wants answers on how and when her brain was disposed.

Mary Moran from Clondalkin died in January 1998 at the age of 49 after being diagnosed with cancer. A post-mortem examination was carried out at St James’s Hospital in Dublin, after which organs including lungs, kidneys and a section of her liver were retained. Her brain, stomach and intestines were also retained.