[bgill]

Except she’s too small to accept adult sized lungs. Still, a slim chance of finding an appropriate sized lung is much better than a zero chance off the list.

[pax_et_bonum]

Her doctor recommended that she be added to the adult list.

[NEMDF]

I know that I was at my full height and “young adult” weight when I was 10. (Not my “older adult” weight, but that is another story.)

[USNBandit]

One of the family's arguments was that the premise separating the list at age 12 was based on outdated medical capabilities and that there are now accepted protocols for resecting lungs down to fit children.

You rarely get the full story from the news, but did they challenge the list in court based upon age discrimination? That would be a very interesting legal premise.

[goodnesswins]

they can cut lungs down...

[GeorgeWashingtonsGhost]

Supposedly, an adult-sized lung can be made to work in a child. Bad odds no matter what lung though.

[silverleaf]

you don’t know that

the age for an “adult” transplant is 12 and she is 10 and looks pretty big, but puffed up, maybe steroids

the criteria ought to be recipient size weight and other medical conditions that make the transplant viable, not merely age

if the kid wanted an abortion HHS would be defending her in court, not fighting her