Please read about Amelia, a little girl who needs a kidney transplant to save her life. But she might not get it because she's been deemed MENTALLY RETARDED and therefore not worthy of the transplant. Yes, you read that correctly: not worthy of a life saving transplant because she has a cognitive disability.
Anyone with a ticking heart should be truly appalled at discrimination against ANY disability, but I can tell you that as a parent of a disabled child, it renders you speechless and sickened. My heart is broken for her family and I am stunned that in the year 2012 this could possibly happen.
Please, take a minute to sign the petition to the Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia to allow Amelia to have the transplant she needs.
What if it was this guy being discriminated against for a life saving procedure?
Done I can't believe they would deny a child on cognitive, which gave me chills esp with julie's diagnosis they would deny on her cognitive. But what if the cognitive issue is caused by organ failure I'm speechless
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