U.S. group changes lung transplant policy for kids

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U.S. group changes lung transplant policy for kids

By Dave Warner NEWTOWN SQUARE Pa. (Reuters) - A U.S. group that sets policy for organ transplants voted on Monday to adopt a permanent rule to allow some children access to adult lungs. Lawsuits brought by parents to have their dying children added to the adult waiting list touched off a national debate last year over how a scarce, life-saving resource of organs should be allocated to those under 12 years old. Last year, the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network granted a temporary exception to the rule, following a lawsuit brought by the parents of Sarah Murnaghan, 11, who demanded their child be added to the adult transplant list. "Any allocation policy must weigh the unique needs and circumstances of transplant candidates with the benefit a transplant can provide them," Stuart Sweet, secretary of the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network's board of directors, said in a statement.

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