Why A Hospital Should Deny A Transplant To A 'Mentally Retarded' Child
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Kidney Transplant,
Wolf-Hirschhorn Syndrome,
Denied Transplant,
Cognitive Disabilities,
Mental Retardation,
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia,
Amelia Rivera,
Kurt Hirschhorn,
Parents News
Amelia Rivera is 3 years old. Born with Wolf-Hirschhorn Syndrome, doctors have told her parents that she will die in 6 months to a year without a kidney transplant. They also said that they would not perform that transplant.
Lisa Belkin | Posted 03.17.2012