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[-] x00za@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 1 week ago

You did not read the article. Her partner was a match and willing. The hospital blocked it because she didn't pass the test for a liver from the donor list.

[-] healthetank@lemmy.ca -1 points 1 week ago

Lol I quoted something from not just this article, but a second article they link to from the one above, but sure.

They blocked her, at least in part, because she was an active alcoholic who had not shown any signs of changing her behaviour outside of time inside the hospital. Something that would have weighed on their decision included medical information such as previous attempts to stop drinking. Mental health care, including healthcare for addictions, is lacking in Canada. You can't force someone to go into rehab, but offering better care and options might have helped her in the past.

As said in the main article as well as the one I read, in order to qualify for a living donation you need to qualify for a full donation, because if something goes wrong you'll need a full liver ASAP and get bumped to the top of the list.

[-] x00za@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 week ago

So she was supposed to die because she had an addiction? What some call a disease?

[-] healthetank@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 week ago

Are you trying to argue that alcoholism shouldn't be a factor AT ALL for liver donations, or that living donations shouldn't also need to meet the standard full liver donation standards?

[-] x00za@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 week ago

I'm wondering what you are arguing.

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