On June 11th 2013, against his family’s wishes, but via court order, organ procurement was performed on a 21-year-old man, from Columbus, Ohio, who had been declared brain dead. Though the patient was a registered organ donor, his family did not consent to organ procurement upon the declaration of his brain death. Because of the conflict between the young man’s status as an organ donor and his family’s wishes, the family was taken to court by the local organ procurement agency in order to seek procurement. The court ruled in favor of the organ procurement agency, setting the precedent for future disputes. The court’s decision was based on Ohio law barring anyone other than the donor from amending or revoking an organ donation. Though laws similar to Ohio’s exist throughout the country, for a variety of reasons, they have not been invoked. This is changing. This brief presentation will focus on this change in organ procurement practices. Bioethics has long been concerned with questions of informed consent and substituted judgment, yet the laws are treating the body of the organ donor on the level of estate planning. This presentation will additionally challenge this practice from not only a secular bioethics and law perspective, but also as an issue of concern for Christian bioethics.