re: #88 lawhawk

It’s a change that helped reduce both the waiting time and the number of people on the wait list. Significantly. It was a huge improvement, but it didn’t come easy. I recall lots of people were opposed to the change, thinking it would make things worse.

It didn’t.

Now, could this system have room for more improvement? Possibly. The medical community would have to look at whether expanding the policy of 12+ to all others, and whether that makes sense medically.

Also, as Kragar’s article points out, the family has petitioned for an exception that is allowed under the rules. They may still get that opportunity, and it’s all within the rules.

The family seems cognizant of the fact that if they get a lung transplant that someone else might not - something that all the RWNJs ignore.

And as I keep repeating - the reason we have the lists in the first place is because there is far more demand for transplant organs than there are those who are willing to donate. The rules are meant not to be arbitrary, but to fairly allocate this limited resource in a manner that maximizes the donations.

Yes. Because a lot of religious weirdos think removing organs has some kind of hokus pokus allah ka zam to do with the soul. Or something.