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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]You all do realize that using a living donor means using a child donor, right[/b]?

You cannot put an adult kidney into a 3 year old child. That is not ethical in my opinion. An adult consenting to give a child's kidney away. That's why they did not allow a live donation.

The doctors said that the best option given her condition is dialysis. She might not survive the surgery (heart condition) or having to be on immunosuppresants (can't fight disease).[/quote]

Well if this statement is true, it explains everything.  An adult cannot just consent to removing a perfectly functioning organ from a healthy child and donating it to a sick child, especially when it can be debilitating or life threatening to the healthy child.  There are all kinds of legal implications involved.  Would not the healthy child require a court appointed guardian to look into his/her best interests?  Would not a judge not be involved in this process to make sure the healthy child's interests are secured?  [/quote]

It is not true, so it explains nothing.  It would be nice if the explanation were something reasonable like that though, wouldn't it?  It would make this much easier to stomach.  The truth is just really rotten and dirty here.  I can see from this thread that people don't want to believe it, but it's true.  People with intellectual disabilities often get treated like sub-humans.  This is not the first time this has happened.[/quote]

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