trojanchick99
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The story of Sarah Murnaghan has really started an interesting discussion on medical ethics. I completely understand why her parents went to the media, because if that were my child, I'd have done the same thing. I also understand why Kathleen Sebelia refused to make the exception, because she was deferring to people with greater medical knowledge than herself. Honestly, I'm a little concerned that the Judge's decision may have set a dangerous precedent.
A little background for those not familiar.
Sarah Murnaghan is a 10 year old girl who needs a lung transplant because she has cystic fibrosis. She was on the waitlist for a lung, but they keep the lists for children and adults separate. Her parents sued to allow her to be placed on the adult list, and given the severity of her situation she would be high on the adult list. The complicating factor is that because the adult lung won't fit properly, she'd be given just a part of the lung which has a lower chance of working, and she will need another transplant when she is an adult.
A judge last week ordered her to be placed on the adult list along with another child. Yesterday she was given a lung transplant.
Here's an LA Times article:
Girl's lung transplant leaves thorny ethical questions
A little background for those not familiar.
Sarah Murnaghan is a 10 year old girl who needs a lung transplant because she has cystic fibrosis. She was on the waitlist for a lung, but they keep the lists for children and adults separate. Her parents sued to allow her to be placed on the adult list, and given the severity of her situation she would be high on the adult list. The complicating factor is that because the adult lung won't fit properly, she'd be given just a part of the lung which has a lower chance of working, and she will need another transplant when she is an adult.
A judge last week ordered her to be placed on the adult list along with another child. Yesterday she was given a lung transplant.
Here's an LA Times article:
Girl's lung transplant leaves thorny ethical questions