Jimi Fritze was fully conscious but completely paralyzed when he heard doctors tell his loved ones he had “zero percent chance” of survival. Moments later, they began quietly discussing the possibility of harvesting—and selling—his organs.
Jimi Fritze, 43, heard every word but couldn’t protest because he was unable to move or speak. I was scared because I thought that I was going to die then, and a hard death. I remember I thought, what will happen if they cremate me—will I see the fire and feel the fire?
Fritze’s story, once dismissed as a conspiracy theory or isolated medical scandal, now resonates more urgently than ever as the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) confirms that hospitals across the country are removing organs from patients who are still alive.
A newly reopened federal investigation—revived under Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. after the Biden administration quietly shelved it—reveals that dozens of patients showed signs of life as surgeons began cutting.
In some cases, according to HHS’s own Health Resources and Services Administration, doctors used paralytic drugs to suppress movement before removing organs.
The implications are staggering: lives possibly taken too soon, families misled, and an entire transplant system under suspicion.
Our findings show that hospitals allowed the organ procurement process to begin when patients showed signs of life, and this is horrifying, Secretary Kennedy said.
The organ procurement organizations that coordinate access to transplants will be held accountable. The entire system must be fixed to ensure that every potential donor’s life is treated with the sanctity it deserves.
Fritze, who eventually recovered after his family sought a second opinion and proper treatment, is now pursuing legal action against the doctors who assumed he was beyond saving.
His case underscores the horrifying potential of a system where death is sometimes declared too early—and where profit may quietly outweigh the duty to preserve life.
With reports from The Wall Street Journal and whistleblowers inside hospitals adding fuel to the fire, the question now being asked is not whether this is happening—but how often.
News Punch / ABC Flash Point News 2025.
It used to be when you needed an organ and you were rich, your called a certain number at Rockefeller University of Chicago. They called Peking, the Chinese executed a dissident and your had your new liver within 24 hours. Now, your just call the Benjamins. It’s quicker.
What is the difference between a hospital and slaughterhouse? Only the spelling. Organs from a corpse is worthless. It should be a no brainer. Stay away from those places as long as you can.