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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous]Why then did she have the authority to refuse this little girl?[/quote]

I don't think that is what happened. Correct me if I am wrong, but my understanding is that the organ donor policy is not something the Secretary of Health controls. In this instance, she was asked to make an exception to the existing policy. She apparently has that legal power, but that is not the power to "refuse" but the power to "grant". However, this turns the "death panel" accusation on its head. The current policy was decided through a public process involving medical professionals and public input. If Sebelius stepped in, she would be using her sole discretion to give a lung that would normally go to another person to this young girl. So, Sebelius would be a one-person death panel. Instead, she decided to adhere to existing policy. Obviously, all of our hearts go out to this girl. But, let's not forget that there are other people also waiting for a lung and one of those wouldn't get one if Sebelius put this girl ahead of them. The problem is not enough donors.

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Which she refused to grant. [b]Which means the Feds had the ultimate decisive power[/b].

By the way, the only way this girl would be ahead of others is if her condition were more critical. So Sebilius would not be putting her ahead. [/quote]

Hello poster, this is a transmission from Planet Earth:  the secretary of Health and Human Services is among the "feds" whom you seem to despise so.[/quote]

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