Questions are being raised about the case of a 36-year-old Ontario woman who died of liver failure after she was rejected for a life-saving liver transplant after a medical review highlighted her prior alcohol use.
Can’t just implant a 90 year old liver. And a lot of them are unsalvageable. Doesn’t mean it shouldn’t be mandatory, just that it will still be a limited resource.
Maybe if donating organs was compulsory they wouldn’t be so rare.
In my country, everyone is an organ donor unless they specifically opt out. Usually due to religion.
I’ve been seeing organ transportation ambulances near my city’s hospital from time to time. It’s weird to see, but a good thing.
They still need to be a match
Imagine how many matching organs are just left to rot in the ground.
Can’t just implant a 90 year old liver. And a lot of them are unsalvageable. Doesn’t mean it shouldn’t be mandatory, just that it will still be a limited resource.
I don’t want to be morbid, but with as many gun deaths as there are in the US there are lots of young livers to go around.