There was recently a TV show episode of Fox's hit show House (Season 7 Episode 2 titled "Selfish") which gives a fictional dramatization of the agony a family goes through grappling with a transplant issue of which child will live and which will die.
When more organs are made available (in the most ethical manners possible, of course) for transplantation (through increased live donor donation, biotechnological breakthroughs, or increased collection of organs from cadavers), the agonizing choice that might theoretical need to be made or the harrowing period of time a person and their family spend hoping for a transplant on the organ transplant waiting list can be decreased from their current levels.
Kudos to the producers/writers/actors for bringing this issue into the public sphere in a most glaring manner.
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