Our legal system is broken and insane. We have a lot of people who consider themselves protectors of the children, and I fear those people more than identified predators.

There was a recent article about this, maybe a month ago, but I can't find it: The uninsured often donate organs, but rarely receive them.

"Good behavior"!!!!??!! If being eager to donate a vital organ to your son doesn't show good behavior and an attempt to atone for past errors, what the hell does?

Related: Here's what it's like to donate a kidney, from my friend Virginia Postrel, who gave one to Sally Satel.

https://vpostrel.com/articles/here-s-looking-at-you-kidney

I have a friend who's going to need one soon, and I have told him (firmly! Because I'm bossy!) that I'm going to ask for him when the time comes.

I had a hard time asking people for blurbs for my next book. (PS Preorder "Unf*ckology" to your right and make me overjoyed.) Imagine having to ask other people for one of their organs.

Yeah, this makes no sense at all. Unless the father is an intravenous drug user, but the article doesn't say that.

Sucks for the kid and bad PR for the hospital, but if they refuse to abide by the rules set up they could lose the accreditation to preform ANY transplants.

The hospital, due to HIPAA, cannot defend its actions. Perhaps the father is a drug user. We are really only getting one side of the story. I don't think it is right to call this an injustice without knowing the whole story

Crimes, sentences, Fathers current situation and rules on a child receiving a kidney are easily available to a reporter. When a reporter leaves out easily available info while tugging on the heart strings it makes me suspicious that the left out info paints a different picture. The article doesn't seem to say it but, is he currently in prison? Is he a flight risk? It seems to hint at him being in prison and that could change things. Or is he on trial for a second crime one that would make him a flight risk.
I could see a hospital saying we can't be responsible for the detention of someone during pre and post op, or a prison saying something about elective surgery for someone about to go to trial.
The way the article dances around not stating the crime or case or timeline. " The center won't share information about specific cases. But, again according to A.J.'s mother" has me suspicious.
After waiting 2 yrs, is waiting 3 months that much of a compromise?

That's a nice Medicare/Medicaid funding stream you've got there. Be a shame if something were to happen to it......

Re: Dickerson. This article is more in-depth.

http://www.ajc.com/news/local/boy-rushed-emergency-room-after-kidney-transplant-from-father-denied/epgsckxxpVgDjXOe5eha0M/

This is the relevant bit:

Dickerson, who has a lengthy history of theft and forgery charges, was arrested Sept. 28 on charges of fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer and possession of a firearm or knife during the commission of attempted felonies, police said.

Despite the arrest, law enforcement officials worked to release Dickerson from jail in time for the scheduled surgery.

“Our staff worked diligently with court personnel and the District Attorney’s Office to make arrangements for Mr. (Anthony) Dickerson’s early release so that he could follow through on his scheduled kidney donation for his young son, AJ,” Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Deputy Shannon Volkodav previously told the AJC.

But, according to a letter Emory Hospital sent to the boy’s mother, the possibility of a rescheduled surgery depends on whether Dickerson could provide evidence he has complied with his parole officer for three months.

I live in Gwinnett County and am familiar with this case. This is an abomination of a decision on the part of Emory medical, and the entire community is working to change the decision.

To the person above who questioned 3 months since the toddler has already waited 2 years, understand that he had to be two years old in order for the transplant to have a high enough chance of success to make it reasonable to perform on a toddler. And yes, 3 months can make a difference when your body is suffering the effects of long-term dialysis.

I read that since dad was in prison, he cannot donate an organ for a period of time. The risk of HIV in prison is too great. They must give it time to make sure that dad's HIV negative status remains so since it doesn't always show up positive right away after exposure.

I thought that it was a crime at first too, but think of the uproar if the child was exposed to AIDS through the donated organ.

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