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Old 19-05-2006, 05:37   #6
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Re: Bleedin' heart (transplant) liberals...

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Originally Posted by WillowTheWhisp
This poor woman wasn't a health tourist. She intended to return home to have her babies
We only have her word for that don't we?


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Originally Posted by The Independant
But she was then told that the new rules meant that while British, EU citizens and people from some other countries were put on a priority "group one" list for donor hearts, she would only put on a lower, group two list. With about 100 people on the group one list at any time and a shortage of organs, it meant she had no chance of receiving the heart she needed.
I thought with transplants you needed a tissue type match before they could transplant. As she was Nigerian would it not be a lot less likely to find a donar in England anyway?
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