A man from east London who began binge-drinking at 13 has died after being denied a life-saving liver transplant.
Gary Reinbach, 22, from Dagenham, was given only a few weeks to live after developing cirrhosis of the liver.
He was admitted to University College Hospital London (UCL) with alcohol damage for the first time 10 weeks ago.
But health chiefs ruled he should not be exempt from strict organ donation criteria which require an alcohol-free period of at least six months.
Mr Reinbach, who died on Sunday, was too ill to be sent home after his admission to hospital.
So the British state gets to decide who lives and who dies based upon arbitrary bureaucratic rules.
And this is supposed to be more "humane" than health care in the US?
I think I'll pass.
And get a load of the scum bags in action:
A statement from NHS Blood and Transplant said: "This case highlights the dilemma doctors face because of the shortage of donated organs.
"They have to make tough decisions about who is going to get the benefit and who is going to take best care of this precious gift." [emphasis added]
This begs the question, was it really the arbitrary rule that earmarked this young man for death, or was he doomed because the government didn't like his social class?
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