Most of us here in the US have probably heard about the young girl at Duke who recieved the wrong organs. How many of us have now learned she is an illegal alien?
Since her first transplant, at least 100 US citizens and/or legal aliens who needed transplants have died because they did not recieve them. Some of these people could have used the organs this young woman recieved.
It's tragic that she needs a transplant, I can not argue that. It's just as tragic that the hospital messed up the transplant in the first place. But, should illegal aliens get transplants before a citizen or legal alien who needs the same organ?
UNOS doesn't seem to think so. UNOS has a quota for organs that can go to illegal aliens.
I'm sorry but, I feel that people who are here legally should get them first, well maybe not career criminals, but you get the points.
Posted by at February 21, 2003 03:55 PM | TrackBack