A federal judge has intervened to give hope to a young girl who needs a lung transplant as doctors have only given her weeks to live. HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius received national condemnation after she refused to get involved to help the girl. Sarah Murnaghan has been hospitalized for three months with end-stage cystic fibrosis. She is not giving up hope. She wants to be a singer, but needs a lung transplant to live. Her parents have been with her constantly while she waits at The Childrenfs Hospital of Philadelphia.
This morning, Sarahfs parents asked a federal judge to intervene and order the Obama administration to alter longstanding organ-donation rules so she can get the lung transplant she desperately needs. A report shows the judge have given them hope that she can be put on the adult list:A big victory in federal court today for 10-year-old Sarah Murnaghan, a dying girl in need of a lung transplant.
This afternoon, a federal judge granted the Murnaghan familyfs request for a temporary restraining order, telling the Secretary of Health and Human Services to cease application of the gUnder 12 rule when it comes to Sarah. The 10-year-old Newtown Square, Pa. girl has been hospitalized at Childrenfs Hospital in Philadelphia for three months with end-stage cystic fibrosis. The temporary restraining order will last for 10 days.
A preliminary injunction hearing is scheduled for June 14.
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