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[–] Nuke_the_whales@lemmy.world -1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (15 children)

Selkirk said she and Allan are both discussing a legal challenge to the liver transplant guidelines for those with alcohol use disorder β€œwith people who have their own living donor.” β€œIt's not fair and it's not right, and hopefully we'll change that policy,” Selkirk said.

Even if her partner could donate his own liver, it should still go to a better recipient. If anything he should be donating anyways to honor her and save a life

[–] Notyou@sopuli.xyz 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Maybe he should, but maybe he is thinking "Fuck them, we tried to participate in the system. We had a living donor to go. What? Oh you have a 'better' recipient? Well, guess who doesn't want to donate to a system that failed my loved one."

[–] Nuke_the_whales@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The system didn't fail, it worked as intended. If but mid 30s you've destroyed your liver with your alcohol addiction, it's almost guaranteed you'll slide back.

Recipients can't drink ever, and have to take meds for life. She was not a good candidate for a transplant.

[–] Notyou@sopuli.xyz 1 points 2 months ago

I agree. I understand the rules and it makes sense to me. The people going through it don't care. The husband going through this loss doesn't care about other people needing his living donor liver, or there being better recipients. He would view it (I imagine) as "why should I donate when they didn't help my wife?"

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