Many people with Down syndrome and other disabilities are not prioritized for organ transplants, and are often turned away, just because they have a disability. But new proposed federal legislation would change that reality.
People with Down syndrome are living longer, but the health system
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Mansfield woman with Down syndrome to receive liver transplant
Reps. Kat Cammack & Debbie Dingell Introduce Bipartisan Charlotte Woodward Organ Transplant Discrimination Prevention Act
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Gracie's Law: Fight to protect disabled transplant patients
State-Level Solutions to Discrimination in Organ Transplants - Bill of Health
A woman with Down syndrome has fought for organ transplant anti-discrimination legislation for years; now it's been proposed, and named after her - Center for Disabilities Studies
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Discoveries in Medicine -Green Light for Heart Transplant in Children with Down Syndrome
People with Down syndrome are living longer, but the health system
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Jonny's Law: Minnesota's Anti-Discrimiation Law for Organ Transplants. - Down Syndrome Association of Minnesota