Hospital won't recommend a heart transplant because patient is autistic

Moral of the story,

Increase funding to organ growing research.

Moral of the story,

Increase funding to organ growing research.

dercoo

[QUOTE="dercoo"]

Moral of the story,

Increase funding to organ growing research.

Nibroc420

There is non-embryo stem cell methods for organ growing under research....

[QUOTE="Nibroc420"][QUOTE="dercoo"]

Moral of the story,

Increase funding to organ growing research.

dercoo

There is non-embryo stem cell methods for organ growing under research....

[QUOTE="dercoo"]

[QUOTE="Nibroc420"] Stem Cells are opposed by the church. So good luck with that...Nibroc420

There is non-embryo stem cell methods for organ growing under research....

Only embryo is opposed do to its connection to abortions and early human life.

Most others are only opposed as embryo research happens along side it.

Moral of the story,

Increase funding to organ growing research.

dercoo

Much easier to switch organ donor programs from opt-in to opt-out (and make the opt-out process difficult enough that someone really needs to object to donating to go through with it).

[QUOTE="dercoo"]

Moral of the story,

Increase funding to organ growing research.

Slow_Show

Much easier to switch organ donor programs from opt-in to opt-out (and make the opt-out process difficult enough that someone really needs to object to donating to go through with it).

Actually, a very good short term solution.

Don't worry Topse, you'll get that much needed heart transplant soon.

[QUOTE="dercoo"]

[QUOTE="Nibroc420"] Stem Cells are opposed by the church. So good luck with that...Nibroc420

There is non-embryo stem cell methods for organ growing under research....

I think some of you are looking at this from a very one dimensional angle. While I understand the point of the doctor not letting him be a viable option for the heart transplant, if some light to moderate autism is the reason, I dunno if that's really a good move. There are plenty of non-autistic people with much more important "Technical disabilities" that would make them less viable than this autistic person, so I feel that if autism is the only reason he was denied, I'm not too sure if I agree, even with the logic in this situation being used.

Then again I can't even say that I'm even sure if I can agree with the logic with the decision being made here, despite the situation with a lack of donated organs. Pretty difficult decisions to be made with this type of situation though, so I can't say I'm outraged about this either. I suppose feel bad for the guy, though. It's just the way things have to be for him right now though, even if I'm not sure if I can agree with it or not.

[QUOTE="dercoo"]

Moral of the story,

Increase funding to organ growing research.

Slow_Show

Much easier to switch organ donor programs from opt-in to opt-out (and make the opt-out process difficult enough that someone really needs to object to donating to go through with it).

Actually, a very good short term solution.

[QUOTE="Nibroc420"][QUOTE="dercoo"]

There is non-embryo stem cell methods for organ growing under research....

ferrari2001

Not entirely. Embryonic stem cells are still more useful. Adult stem cells are getting there and maybe they will, but as of now they are not on the level of embryonic stem cells.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/after-adult-autistic-son-denied-heart-transplant-pennsylvania-woman-seeks-to-reverse-decision/2012/08/17/db4778aa-e834-11e1-9739-eef99c5fb285_story.html

A Pennsylvania woman whose autistic adult son was not recommended for a heart transplant is using an online petition to gather support in a bid to convince a hospital to reconsider.

Karen Corby says doctors at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania decided that her 23-year-old son, Paul, would not be recommended for a heart transplant because of psychiatric issues, his autism and the complexity of the process.

Discuss - do you think this is wrong or right? Sounds a bit cold-hearted to me.

topsemag55

[QUOTE="ferrari2001"][QUOTE="Nibroc420"] There is. But again, Stem Cells are opposed by the church.Omni-Wrath

Not entirely. Embryonic stem cells are still more useful. Adult stem cells are getting there and maybe they will, but as of now they are not on the level of embryonic stem cells.

How exactly does having autism have you not be able to survive a heart transplant anyway? What's the connection?

Sign your donor cards, peopleSlow_Show

[QUOTE="BurningAegis"]

I think some of you are looking at this from a very one dimensional angle. While I understand the point of the doctor not letting him be a viable option for the heart transplant, if some light to moderate autism is the reason, I dunno if that's really a good move. There are plenty of non-autistic people with much more important "Technical disabilities" that would make them less viable than this autistic person, so I feel that if autism is the only reason he was denied, I'm not too sure if I agree, even with the logic in this situation being used.

Then again I can't even say that I'm even sure if I can agree with the logic with the decision being made here, despite the situation with a lack of donated organs. Pretty difficult decisions to be made with this type of situation though, so I can't say I'm outraged about this either. I suppose feel bad for the guy, though. It's just the way things have to be for him right now though, even if I'm not sure if I can agree with it or not.

thegerg