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The Independent UK
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Melissa Whitworth

DARK SECRETS: How can i give back life texas death row prisoner asks for execution reprieve to donate kidney | Vintage Vibes

Ramiro Gonzales Texas Prison Edward Gripon Keri Blakinger RBIJ Texas Department of Criminal Justice
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A man on death row in Texas has requested a stay of execution, so that he may donate a kidney before he dies.

The idea came to inmate Ramiro Gonzales, 39, through correspondence with Cantor Michael Zoosman, a prominent anti-death penalty advocate and former prison chaplain. Mr Zoosman had relayed a story about a member of his synagogue’s congregation in need of a kidney transplant.

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