(CNN) — Can a patient be rejected for a kidney transplant based on a developmental disability? A New Jersey mother alleges in her blog that this happened to her 3-year-old daughter, and it has sparked an Internet uproar.
Whether a person with a mental disability qualifies for an organ transplant is a decision made on a case-by-case basis, based on that patient’s health, experts say.
On Thursday, Chrissy Rivera wrote in the blog wolfhirschhorn.org about her latest doctor’s visit concerning her daughter, Amelia. Rivera writes in the blog that Amelia was ruled out from receiving a kidney transplant because of her developmental disability. Read full story…
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