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Families across the country are fighting organ transplant discrimination

Name: Families across the country are fighting organ transplant discrimination
Uploaded: 2022-02-28T13:55:02-0500
Duration: 4 min 35 s
Description: Patients with disabilities are denied lifesaving organ transplants every day — simply because they have a disability. In 30 states across the U.S., families have won protections for their loved one to have a transplant if needed. But advocates say inequities persist in health care.

Patients with disabilities are denied lifesaving organ transplants every day — simply because they have a disability. In 30 states across the U.S., families have won protections for their loved one to have a transplant if needed. But advocates say inequities persist in health care.