Mickey Mantle received a liver transplant IN 1995
He was a Baseball Hall of Fame center fielder for the New
York Yankees whose liver was failing because of cirrhosis and hepatitis.
Although the waiting period for a liver transplant in the United States is
about 130 days, it took only two days for the Baylor Medical Center’s
transplant team to find an organ donor for the 63-year-old former baseball
hero.
According to the director of the Southwest Organ Bank,
Mantle was moved ahead of others on the list because of his deteriorating
medical condition; however, there were mixed feelings about speeding up the
process for a celebrity. Mantle was known for overcoming immense obstacles, and
many argued that the medical system should provide exceptions for heroes. He
was also a recovering alcoholic, which further complicated the ethical
implications of the case. Because of Mantle’s medical problems, doctors
estimated that he had only a 60 percent chance for a three-year survival;
whereas, liver transplant patients typically have about a 78 percent chance for
a three-year survival rate.
As in the case of the liver transplant for Mickey Mantle,
should the system make exceptions for real heroes? Why or why not?
Write a 1000-word paper in which you analyze the Mickey Mantle
case using the Seven-Step Decision Model.
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