A death row inmate has had his execution rescheduled so he can donate a kidney to his mother.
Less than a day before child killer Ronald Phillips was set to die by lethal injection, the governor of Ohio called it off.
Phillips, 40, who raped and killed a three-year-old girl, also wants to give his heart to his sister.
‘I realise this is a bit of uncharted territory for Ohio, but if another life can be saved by his willingness to donate his organs and tissues then we should allow for that to happen,’ governor John Kasich said.
His sister, who has serious heart problems, might not be able to use the heart because it may be poisoned by the lethal chemicals.
The execution will now take place on July 2, 2014.
Critics have questioned whether the condemned can freely give consent, or are desperately hoping to win clemency.
They worry such practices could make judges and juries more likely to hand out death sentences.
And they are troubled by the notion of using inmates for spare parts.
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