Search Results: keywords:"organ transplant discrimination"

  • H. R. 2706 — An Act To prohibit discrimination on the basis of mental or physical disability in cases of organ transplants.
    Status:Referred in Senate
    Words:2,060

    H. R. 2706, known as the “Charlotte Woodward Organ Transplant Discrimination Prevention Act,” aims to prevent discrimination against individuals with disabilities in the process of organ transplants. It specifies that healthcare providers cannot make decisions about organ...

    Simple Explanation

    H. R. 2706 wants to make sure that people with disabilities are treated fairly when they need an organ transplant, so doctors can't say no just because of a disability; it also asks the healthcare places to help as much as they can unless it's too hard to do.

  • H. R. 2706 — An Act To prohibit discrimination on the basis of mental or physical disability in cases of organ transplants.
    Status:Engrossed in House
    Words:2,060

    H.R. 2706 seeks to prevent discrimination against individuals with mental or physical disabilities in the context of organ transplants. It prohibits healthcare providers and transplant hospitals from denying organ transplants to qualified individuals solely based on their...

    Simple Explanation

    H.R. 2706 is a rule that says doctors and hospitals can't say no to giving someone an organ, like a kidney or heart, just because they have a disability. They must also do their best to help people with disabilities, unless it's really hard to do.