[lockjaw02]

It seems after years of being ostracized, smokers' lungs appear to be suitable for transplants and may even be desirable to help reduce waiting times for those needing transplants.

[Judith Anne]

Did you see that line, evidently no problem under 20 pack years? So, a pack a day habit for 20 years is not even considered as extended...

[lockjaw02]

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[Gabz]

Gee, so now they decide they will "accept" donor lungs from smokers?????

What this tells me is that they should have been doing so all along.

My "orders" are very specific - friends or family only until they stop the discrimination against smokers.

[qam1]

"the waiting time for a lung transplant has increased as has the number of patients who die while waiting for a transplant...."

Jesus, God only knows how many people have suffered and/or died because of this stupid criteria. I swear the anti-smoking gnatzies are many times more dangerous to your health than cigarettes

I hope with this new common sense criteria they have an opt out list. I would love to see how strong the anti-smoking gnatzis convictions are if faced with the choice of

A) Taking a smoker's lungs
B) Death or at the very least living the rest of their pitful life in an Iron lung.