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Originally Posted by Galaxy
A terrible situation, but certainly a sticky one, I think.
Sara Murnaghan: Parents Of 10-Year-Old With End-Stage Cystic Fibrosis Challenging Organ Transplant Rule
"Janet Murnaghan said Sarah has been awaiting a transplant from a pediatric donor and is also eligible for a lung from an adult donor. Under a policy instituted in 2005, organ allocation policies are supposed to be based on severity of illness rather than the amount of time on the waiting list, but that approach only applies to patients over the age of 12. Sarah is a top priority on the pediatric list, but officials say there are far fewer pediatric donors due to improved treatment.
Her parents say the severity of Sarah's illness would normally make her the highest priority for an adult lung, but all adults in the region with her blood type will be offered the lungs first, even those more stable and with less severe conditions. After an appeal was declined, the online petition was launched calling for that policy to change and for federal officials to make an "exceptional ruling" on behalf of the child." |
I heard about this case a couple weeks ago. It just doesn't seem to make any sense to me at all. If she can handle the adult lungs without complication, I'm not sure why the age groups are somehow treated differently.