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Originally posted by jas1552
If there is an American in need of a transplant and could use the same organs it should go to the American every single time. If the foreigner is the only one who could accept the organ of course you give them the transplant. It's not about punishing the illegal. It's about feeding your family before you feed the neighbors.
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You would have to look at the details in every case. Every family that has a loved one on the waiting list will always ask "How come I didn't get it?" or "Why should we help that guy first?".
I'll ask you this way....
An illegal and an American are both waiting for the same organs. The illegal is expected to live another 48 hrs without a transplant. The American has been given 2 weeks to live. Who gets the organs? The illegal?...do we let an American die because we gambled on the chace that more organs would come available in the next two weeks?
Also...why are the organs needed? By that I mean what is the medical problem. Who would benefit most? Some degenerative diseases can only be temporarily slowed by transplants. Don't you have to take that into consideration?
I don't care if these transplants go to illegals or Americans...they are all PEOPLE. Sorry, that's just the way I see it.
But you can't just toss the organs into the first person that comes up. You gotta ask...
Who has the most immediate need?
Who will benefit the most?
How often does this blood type become available?
What are the chance this person will live a long healthy life if treated?
