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liberalhistorian

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26. So why would the life of your hypothetical 30-year-old be

Reply to ellenfl (Reply #21)

Thu Jul 11, 2013, 12:33 AM

Jul 2013

any more important than that of a ten-year-old? And the reason she didn't qualify was a stupid arbitrary cutoff line established for, as my own doctor told me when we were discussing it, no real good reason.

And who are you to make such determinations and to decide who is more important and whose life is worth more?

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About that 10 year old who recieved a second pair of lungs... [View all] WCGreen Jul 2013 OP

Everything about organ donation is a tough moral question wercal Jul 2013 #1

Yeah. YarnAddict Jul 2013 #4

I reflect often on the harsh reality that our technologies have far outdistanced our moral senses… Journeyman Jul 2013 #11

It is, indeed, no question about it. liberalhistorian Jul 2013 #17

The US woman was suicidial jeff47 Jul 2013 #24

Why she was in the hospital does not and should not matter. liberalhistorian Jul 2013 #25

It matters when you claim jeff47 Jul 2013 #29

Then I must have read the article wrong, liberalhistorian Jul 2013 #33

I'm sorry, WCGreen. femmocrat Jul 2013 #2

the whole transplant issue KT2000 Jul 2013 #3

What a world. Robb Jul 2013 #5

There are no easy answers to this question Yo_Mama Jul 2013 #6

I was very uneasy - Hell Hath No Fury Jul 2013 #7

Took guts to post this thread so I guess you wont need any of those... Demo_Chris Jul 2013 #8

I think that person passed over was probably over fifty. Cleita Jul 2013 #9

You dont have the right to make that decision for other people davidn3600 Jul 2013 #18

I haven't made any decision. I'm just positing with some Cleita Jul 2013 #20

Exactly. Plus a 50 year old mother with children should die before a 10 year old? Please. anneboleyn Jul 2013 #30

live consumes life undergroundpanther Jul 2013 #10

it's too bad politics was inserted into this case, more so than the advice of medical professionals JI7 Jul 2013 #12

What broils me is not this little girl getting lungs. Archae Jul 2013 #13

From what I understand laundry_queen Jul 2013 #14

Since you say that that was a long time ago that liberalhistorian Jul 2013 #15

It sounds like second lung transplants are unusual but not unheard of KamaAina Jul 2013 #16

Excellent bit of pondering...K&R CaliforniaPeggy Jul 2013 #19

imo, she should not have gotten the first pair. she didn't qualify. ellenfl Jul 2013 #21

So why would the life of your hypothetical 30-year-old be liberalhistorian Jul 2013 #26

I hope you get it sooner than later. It is not fair to let someone die to give a high profile we can do it Jul 2013 #22

thank you for sharing this with us... magical thyme Jul 2013 #23

I actually did think about this. Just Saying Jul 2013 #27

I think that it was Niceguy1 Jul 2013 #28

I admire your guts in posting this and I empathize. There are several major moral questions and they Rowdyboy Jul 2013 #31

I think we should concentrate more on upping donations Skittles Jul 2013 #32

Bottom line: More people need to donate organs. Sign up today. FSogol Jul 2013 #34