Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia has issued an apology to the parents of Amelia Rivera, a disabled three-year-old girl who, according to her parents, was initially denied a chance at a kidney transplant because she is “mentally retarded.” In a stateme
Hospital apologizes to Amelia Rivera who was denied kidney transplant
2012-03-18T13:01:19-04:00By Ollibean|Categories: Articles, General, Medical|Tags: all disabilities, Autism Spectrum Disorders, cerebral palsy, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, developmental disabilities, down syndrome, medically fragile, mitochondrial disorders, muscular dystrophies, rare or undiagnosed disorder, spinal muscular atrophy|1 Comment
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