Lou Reed’s New Liver Sparks Old Debate About Transplants

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http://blog.aarp.org/2013/06/03/lou-reeds-new-liver-sparks-old-debate-about-transplants/

Lou Reed's New Liver Sparks Old Debate About Transplants

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The news that singer-songwriter-guitarist Lou Reed underwent a liver transplant about a month ago at Ohio's Cleveland Clinic brings up the touchy subject of whether age or past indiscretions should affect organ-transplant decisions.

The topic is being raised more often these days now that the number of older Americans receiving organ transplants is going up. In the past decade the number of organ-transplant patients who are 65 or older has jumped from 3 percent to more than 25 percent, the New York Times reported.

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