A woman with stage 5 renal failure who is in desperate need of a new kidney and has been on a waiting list was shocked to learn that she was removed from the list.
She is no longer eligible to receive a kidney in order to save her life. The reason that the hospital gave her? Well, sadly, it’s because she made a decision about her own health and chose not to get a vaccination.
The letter from the hospital read:
“The transplant team at University of Colorado Hospital has determined that it is necessary to place you inactive on the waiting list. You will be inactivated on the list for non-compliance by not receiving the COVID vaccine. You will have 30 days to begin the vaccination series. If your decision is to refuse COVID vaccination you will be removed from the kidney transplant list. You will continue to accrue waiting time, buy you will not receive a kidney offer while listed inactive. Once you complete the COVID vaccination series you will be reactivated on the kidney transplant list pending any other changes in your health condition.”
The hospital said it was “necessary” to prevent them from receiving a kidney…a life-saving procedure. In what way is it necessary?
The answer is pretty straightforward, it’s not necessary. This is abuse and a violation of the Hippocratic oath. They obviously have no interest in actually taking care of people because they need help. They only want to help people who they’re allowed to control and do what they say.
This woman is literally being held hostage by medical professionals and in reality, under threat to her life is being forced to receive a vaccination.
I can’t even imagine how many lawsuits are going to come out of this pandemic. It’s a great time to be a lawyer.