http://www.boston.com/Boston/whitecoatnotes/2011/12/clipboard-immigrant-denied-transplant-despite-higher-cost/cfM9m9aliiMeZkPYP4m20H/index.htmlClipboard: Immigrant denied transplant, despite higher cost
By Chelsea Conaboy, Globe Staff
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But no federal policies bar illegal immigrants from receiving organs, although transplant hospitals can set their own rules, said Joel Newman, spokesman for the United Network for Organ Sharing, the Virginia-based federal contractor that manages organ allocations nationwide.
Plus, Newman said, illegal immigrants can donate organs to the network. ``Given that we accept organs from nonresident donors, it could be considered to be hypocritical to only accept citizens as candidates,’’ he said.
She goes on to write that groups that favor strict immigration controls oppose high-cost care for illegal immigrants, saying the money would be better spent on the lives of citizens and legal residents.