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. There is no medical basis for factoring in an individual's intellectual disability into their priority on a transplant waiting list. (00:58–01:09)
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Asserts lack of scientific evidence against organ transplantation for intellectually disabled patients.
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