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Marthe48

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59. No prob

Reply to lagomorph777 (Reply #57)

Thu Oct 7, 2021, 12:19 PM

Oct 2021

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UCHealth denies kidney transplant to unvaccinated woman in stage 5 renal failure [View all] Demovictory9 Oct 2021 OP

I disagree with this. I want people to vaccinate but damn. nolabear Oct 2021 #1

There is a risk. Several. marybourg Oct 2021 #12

the kidney will markie Oct 2021 #13

this is not an open donor situation stopdiggin Oct 2021 #23

oh markie Oct 2021 #28

From the article: 20 to more than 30% mortality rate Hav Oct 2021 #14

I agree with you. They went too far ecstatic Oct 2021 #18

Vaccines don't have to offer 100% protection Hav Oct 2021 #22

I disagree. The petty and spiteful behavior is among those who refuse vaccinations. yardwork Oct 2021 #49

COVID Sgent Oct 2021 #20

Thanks. Lots to mull. Just saw a news story on it. nolabear Oct 2021 #24

I don't know where you get the idea there's no risk. Mariana Oct 2021 #26

Look above your post. I see everyone's point. nolabear Oct 2021 #27

Do more research! Nt USALiberal Oct 2021 #29

Risk the lives of everybody who works on her, AND waste the kidney? lagomorph777 Oct 2021 #51

Tough Choice There SoCalDavidS Oct 2021 #2

Lots of vaccinated people need a kidney mcar Oct 2021 #3

You have to meet eligibilty requirements even if you have your own donor. Ms. Toad Oct 2021 #4

My friend who lived in Seattle was denied a liver transplant years ago walkingman Oct 2021 #6

Yup. They are easing up a bit on marijuana in some places. Ms. Toad Oct 2021 #8

I thought most hospitals are requiring vaccinations for elective surgeries. MLAA Oct 2021 #30

Definitely elective, for the donor. Ms. Toad Oct 2021 #32

Get vaccinated or die... dixiechiken1 Oct 2021 #5

Post removed Post removed Oct 2021 #37

What if they had told her she had to have a hepatitis shot? Haggard Celine Oct 2021 #7

Well. Now she has the freedom to die for "religious" reasons. Maru Kitteh Oct 2021 #9

Fine . . . . . liver transplant prospects aren't allowed to drink, either hatrack Oct 2021 #10

Has she analyzed all the other medicines to be used to pass her religious beliefs? keithbvadu2 Oct 2021 #11

Yeah, I'd bet an imaginary dollar temporary311 Oct 2021 #19

Tylenol, Tums, Preparation H obamanut2012 Oct 2021 #47

This message was self-deleted by its author sl8 Oct 2021 #15

Yes Hekate Oct 2021 #17

Lung or heart transplant patients have to give up smoking, period. Requirements are not a new thing... Hekate Oct 2021 #16

I have a friend who had a heart transplant spinbaby Oct 2021 #21

My best friend got a kidney transplant in 2018 Marthe48 Oct 2021 #25

That last is yet another significant point to add to the list to think about. Hortensis Oct 2021 #41

I donated a kidney to my mom. MLAA Oct 2021 #31

That is so beautiful it made me cry. lostnfound Oct 2021 #35

Thank you for your kind words MLAA Oct 2021 #58

You are a hero! Marthe48 Oct 2021 #50

Good for UC Health n/t RockCreek Oct 2021 #33

Hospital system says it will deny transplants to the unvaccinated in 'almost all situations' LetMyPeopleVote Oct 2021 #34

Good. NT Celerity Oct 2021 #36

I am an absolutist on this: health care is a human right.(n/t) MissMillie Oct 2021 #38

Basic health care, sure. LisaL Oct 2021 #39

fair enough. MissMillie Oct 2021 #40

People are denied organ transplants for all kinds of reasons. LisaL Oct 2021 #42

Pretty sure most transplant professionals believe the life they're Hortensis Oct 2021 #43

You have a right to get somebody else's organ into you? LisaL Oct 2021 #44

Of course that question's been argued from all possible directions, Hortensis Oct 2021 #45

The donor is donating to a specific recipient here, right? MissMillie Oct 2021 #46

Yes, and that did grab my notice too. I immediately wondered Hortensis Oct 2021 #48

A recipient can find a donor Marthe48 Oct 2021 #52

My cousin's sister-in-law died years ago Marthe48 Oct 2021 #53

Case in point: a recipient who died of COVID. lagomorph777 Oct 2021 #55

They got it before the vaccine was available Marthe48 Oct 2021 #56

Yes, that is tragic. lagomorph777 Oct 2021 #57

No prob Marthe48 Oct 2021 #59

Transplant recipients always have to meet a long list of requirements, including lagomorph777 Oct 2021 #54