Curtis Hertel Jr.: “A recent study found that 85% of transplant centers surveyed…”

“Though the Americans with Disability act federally outlaws discrimination on the basis of disability, there remains an alarming disparity between what is required by law and what is practiced in medicine. A recent study found that 85% of transplant centers surveyed considered disability when deciding whether a patient should be on the transplant waiting list or not. Yet a review in the American Journal of Transplantation found, quote, there is no scientific evidence or compelling data suggesting that patients with an intellectual disability should not have access to organ transplantation.” (00:43–00:54)

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