[sammyg2]

Fact: there are not enough donor lungs to go around.
Some people will get the transplants, others will die. Reality sux sometimes.

There are rules in place to guide those in the terrible position of making the decisions, so that the logical decision is made in an attempt to do the most good.

If this girl gets a lung transplant someone else will not and most likely die. Someone who probably would have a better chance of long term survival.

So, now she's front page news. She's going to get the transplant because of the publicity and MAY live, and someone else will likely die because people don't care about that other person. Someone who also has a family who cares about them, but is ignored by the media and the politicians who don't have anything to gain by exploiting them.

Do we really want to turn it into a popularity contest? Do we want to have people call in and vote to decide who gets the lung or heart and who doesn't just like a reality TV show?
I certainly hope not.


Yes it's a sheety deal and yes it is cold-hearted, but that's what is needed in this case.
If more people checked the fricking donor box on their driver's licence renewal this type of tragedy wouldn't happen as often.

Show of hands, how many people here are registered as donors?