Lifestyle (drinking, drugs, gluttony) is a factor Organ Transplant Board Surgeons take into account when deciding to place someone on an organ transplant list... Should someones criminal background play a role as well?

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Wouldn't bad lifestyle choices bump them up the list? As they'd be less likely to live long without having the transplant done as soon as possible?

And no. I don't think criminal records should be a factor. They aren't supposed to have any biases when it comes to saving a person's life.

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Criminal record? My SO has a record from decades ago. Should he not get a new heart?

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What did they do? If the organs aren't damaged why does that matter?

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Oh man, difficult call. My uncle received a heart transplant at 65 and there were plenty of people saying he shouldn't have been eligible because of his age and it should have gone to someone younger. I really don't know what I think. Logically it makes the most sense to give the limited amount of organs we have to people who will make good use of them and get the most out of it, but that's a bit of a bizarre concept to pick and choose who gets to live and die based on how good a person they are.

Lifestyle (drinking, drugs, gluttony) is a factor Organ Transplant Board Surgeons take into account when deciding to place someone on an organ transplant list... Should someones criminal background play a role as well?

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