Dying Teen Is Being Denied A Heart Transplant Because He’s Had Trouble With The Law

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20. Honestly?

Hospital's tend to use the organs for those who they believe will accomplish the most in life, or those who they believe will not engage in risky behavior. Since he's a kid, all they really can base his life's accomplishments on are his educational achievements. The story doesn't specify what encounters he had with the law so I can't really comment on that.

Sucks that he isn't getting a heart, but with as rare as these organs are to come by? As long as the child isn't denied based on race, gender, or orientation I could care less what criteria they use to decide who gets the organ.

You know whats ironic about this case though? Odd's are that the majority of those who are outraged over this are not part of the organ donor program. They get angered over a person being denied a life-saving transplant, yet they are not willing to donate their organs upon death to be used in transplants. Hypocrisy in my mind.