You may have worked on political campaigns, but my whole existence has been political since my birth. Your degrees matter, but so does my experience as a black, gay man who has to deal with homophobia from certain elements of the black "community" and racism from the LGBT "community". I won't get into arguing you…

It shouldn't be his job to take himself out. The coaching staff should be paying enough attention to the signs that there might be a problem to force him out until they were sure he didn't have a traumatic brain injury.

IMPEACH MICHELLE OBAMA!!!1

Thank you so much for being a clear and informative voice! I've learned a lot from your comments in this thread, easily the best value I got from clicking on the article. Thanks for taking the time to share that knowledge with us.

Yeah... a lot of history goes towards saying that doctors saying something is safe doesn't stop it being classed as human experimentation. And a procedure like this is not one that is well tested. This transplant, if it goes ahead, will be an experiment to see if the procedure works. And the incentives are all lined…

And yes, applying my (and current transplant lists) criteria would leave this girl to live out her NATURAL life. I thought I made it abundantly clear I was fine with that - not sure why you're reiterating it as though I don't know what I'm saying....

After reading this thread I just want to thank you for the smart, eloquent and accurate way you've discussed the ethics of organ transplantation. As someone in the medical profession it can be so difficult to try to explain to people the horrible decisions that have to be made in this area, simply because, as you…

Sarah's transplant team asked if there could be an exception because that's their job - to try all avenues for the child. However, this is experimentation. There are decades of research explaining why a certain size and age require pediatric organs rather than adult organs; breaking from that does go into…

You're assuming you were given, or knew, more information about these people besides their names.

That little girl can't build bridges, she can't tend gardens, she can't stalk deer through the forest, she can't code apps... Her entire contribution to society has probably been macaroni paintings and playing with…

Your comment makes me sad. There are no 'discriminatory practices' at work here. Only the terribly cruel reality of a sick little girl who is going to die, because not enough little girls or boys with lungs her size will perish—in terrible accidents, geographically proximate to her hospital—soon enough to donate a…

She's on the pediatric list, where she belongs.

Meagan - Regardless of what you may have been attempting to convey, I don't think that was the main takeaway of your article. The main takeaway I got (and judging from the messages) was, "why not just give Sarah a goddamn lung?" and "what's the hold up?" You spend more time talking about how a change to the law…

Nope. "That's the issue as I laid it out..." Not even close. You wrote a 'Dear Diary' level post, omitting central facts, including those that Rocza mentions about exactly how many others are in line ahead of this girl, just in her immediate area. This line of patients waiting for transplant is no arbitrary thing. The…

I was reading about this earlier today, and the article I read said that adult lungs have to be cut down to fit kids under twelve, which does not work well, and that is why they do not like to use adult lungs in kids if there is a match that is a better fit. The doctors were not good with it in the story I read- more…

Call her a Downhill Diva all you want, but the fact remains that Cher actually made it to the bottom of the hill.

My mom is the exact opposite of calm:

I was happy to see #13 because by #4 I was screaming "NO! If you need stitches go get them NOW. Do not wait!" Pro-tip: the sooner you can reunite the separated skin flaps the less likely it is you will end up with a big scar. Sooner stitches = smaller scar. If you are actually the type to worry about scars always seek…

"Scary at first, then almost pathetic"-

What is the Philadelphia Phillies pitching staff?

you have weird criteria for selecting role models. i'm sure you were just as outraged last week when hibbert said the pacers played like bitches.

It doesn't matter if there's a scoring chance or not.