Murnaghan's parents argued that she needed a lung transplant or else she  would die in a matter of weeks but that this was not possible because existing  rules give higher priority for adult donor lungs to children who are at least twelve  years old. Her parents argued that, although she only had a few weeks to live,  under ...
One person, Kathleen Sebelius, was going to determine whether or not 10-year -old lung patient Sarah Murnaghan would live or die. — PolitiFact National on  Tuesday, June 11th, 2013. Mostly False. What research? Rush Limbaugh ·  Research shows that "a vast majority of arriving immigrants today come here  because ...
Although Sarah had been listed for both whole lung and lobar transplant since  2011, given her age, she was not given a lung allocation score that would make  her ... of Congress, who asked Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen  Sebelius to override the restrictions on adult lungs for patients <12 years old.
Jun 4, 2013 ... But, relatives of 10-year-old Sarah Murnaghan said Sebelius' remarks confused  them because they want a policy change for all pre-adolescent children awaiting  lung transplants, not just Sarah. Under current policy, only patients 12 and over  can join the transplant waiting list. But Sarah's transplant doctors ...
Jun 19, 2013 ... The chaotic, ethically murky case of a 10-year-old girl in need of lungs. ... Her  nationally televised plight, like that of cystic fibrosis patient Sarah Murnaghan,  demostrates the "rule of rescue. ... After all, how great is the difference between a  10-year-old child and one who is one day past her 12th birthday?
One person, Kathleen Sebelius, was going to determine whether or not 10-year-old lung patient Sarah Murnaghan would live or die.