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[–] LustyArgonianMana@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Her partner is the one saying she had an alcohol substance use issue. It's not "assumed" she was a drunkard, he stated it. I agree she should have been given the liver- she quit alcohol, she had a donor. We shouldn't punish people with alcohol use issues by killing them.

[–] CileTheSane@lemmy.ca 7 points 4 months ago (1 children)

The liver wasn't thrown away, it was given to someone else. The liver still saved a life, unfortunately it wasn't hers.

Unless you're talking about the boyfriend's liver, in which case the doctor determined her condition would not survive a partial transplant, and the attempt would just kill her sooner.

[–] LustyArgonianMana@lemmy.world -5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I was talking about the general disturbing nature of determining organ transplants, yes I know re: the live donation from her bf

[–] CileTheSane@lemmy.ca 8 points 4 months ago (1 children)

So again: The liver wasn't thrown away, it was given to someone else. The liver still saved a life, unfortunately it wasn't hers.

Imagine being the person denied a liver because they gave it to someone with a chronic alcohol abuse problem to "give them another chance".