17 Following this trend of medical decisions based on psychosocial findings, homeless prospective donors showed a trend to be considered US Public Health Service (PHS) high-risk/increased-risk donors. 18 While it can be argued that organ donation by an unbefriended, undomiciled patient benefits the greater good, there is a very strong inequity present in the fact that individuals experiencing homelessness are denied transplants due to inadequate social support.
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Homelessness, organ donation, transplantation, and a call for equity in the United States.
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