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Are Illegal Immigrants Entitled to Organ Transplants in the U.S.?

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Posted on: April 14th, 2008
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“Ana Puente was an infant with a liver disorder when her aunt brought her illegally to the U.S. to seek medical care. She underwent two liver transplants at Medical Center as a child in 1989 and a third in 1998, each paid for by the state.

But when Puente turned 21 last June, she aged out of her state-funded health and was unable to continue treatment at .

This year, her liver began failing again and she was hospitalized at County-USC Medical Center. In her Medi-Cal application, a USC wrote, “Her current clinical course is irreversible, progressive and will lead to death without another liver transplant.” The application was denied.”*

*From: http://ktla.trb.com
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