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In reply to the discussion: Question about girl denied lung transplant. Does the deniel have anything to do with Obama [View all]cynatnite
(31,011 posts)Perhaps if lungs become available and her condition is more serious than the adult at the top of the list.
I understand why the rules are what they are. I don't think we will ever be at the point where we can ask parents to list their children as organ donors. It's a creepy thing, IMO, that parents don't want to think about. Maybe someday.
It's hard to balance one life over another, but it happens every day in this country. These decisions have to be made and people die as a result.
I think a review of this rule is in order and I do think it's possible to improve it so that maybe we can avoid tragic situations like this.
Also, one other thing I would do is to put more money into researching the area of organ transplants. We need to find a better ways to grow organs, make them more compatible with different patients, and so on.