In either case, people like Sebelius should not hold the keys to that decision. Nor, IMHO, any other govverment employee. The opportunity for corruption is just too great.
As it is...they do, so we have the right to petition them to make changes and a large enough group of people doing so can make a difference.
They way it should work is that the Doctor and local hospitals should be working to find a doner...and if they find one willing locally, or one elsewhere that could work, and can make it happen, then they should be allowed to do so. My feel here is that there is not necessarily a shortage in this case of organs that could be used...there is just a question of the age issue which has been in place since 2005.
I personally hope this little girl gets her chance. And will pray that God in HEaven can make it happen.
Sebelius is refusing to use her position to intervene in the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network rule making process, and you’re complaining that she’s abusing her authority.
Your position is incoherent and emotional. Your “feel” that there is not a shortage of adult organs is just that, an emotion, not a fact. If they had extras with no takers, there wouldn’t be a waiting list.
Bottom line, the Organ Board has a medically developed criteria and the family is demanding it be ignored so their daughter can jump the list, which will invariably push others farther down.
Have her parents had themselves vetted for live donorship??? Why is the possibility of a partial live donation not mentioned in any of the stories??? Publicity is the best way to find a live donor, yet the family is focused on list jumping.