That's not true...at least in this country.IIRC it was announced in Britain that that would be the case there for their "NHS".
Less than ideal candidates do go on lists but,for example,when an organ is found to be a perfect match for two people,one like your husband and one who's overweight,etc,your husband is almost certain to get it.OTOH,if that same organ is found to be a match *only* for an obese person that person will almost certainly get it.
It's a form of "triage"...a medical concept covered well in numerous episodes of MASH.
My post was more specific to the fact that immune suppressant drugs puts a recipient at a greater risk of cancer. Our understanding is that each candidate is graded and placed accordingly. There are tests run on every aspect of their health, days of them. If a person is diabetic, poor kidney function, abnormal liver function, current smokers, thirty pound weight differential etc. they do not qualify for placement until or when the issue is resolved and then they are graded. I can’t speak to other organ transplant qualifications, just the heart and I am not in the habit of disseminating bad information regarding something so serious, so please do not question my honesty by saying, “that’s no true”. We lived it and were in continual contact with a transplant team, meetings, consultations, medical history and during that we understood the process very well.
My husband was eminently going to require an LVAD which would have automatically taken him off the heart transplant list for six months. Fortunately, a heart became available or unfortunately for the blessed donor, depending on how one looks at it.