<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; direction: ltr; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">What would halacha say about this triage?:<br>The Maryland center is one of several transplant centers that had declined to list Mr. Bennett for the chance to receive a human heart because he had failed to comply with doctors’ orders and attend follow-up visits, according to Mr. Bennett’s son, David Bennett Jr. He said his father, who has a family history of heart disease, takes his medication “here and there” but not consistently.</p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; direction: ltr; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">“It was a hard blow that he got turned down for a human heart, but at the same time I realize that the powers that be have to have some objective criteria in determining who will be most successful with the hearts,” the younger Mr. Bennett said.</p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; direction: ltr; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">Bartley P. Griffith, a professor of transplant surgery who performed the operation, said transplant centers follow strict guidelines when deciding who is eligible for heart transplantation. Because of the shortage of human hearts and other organs, the centers take into account social issues such as family support and the ability and willingness of patients to follow the lifelong medication regimens needed to ensure that the organ stays healthy after transplantation.</p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; direction: ltr; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><br></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; direction: ltr; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">Kt</p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; direction: ltr; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px 0px 1em;">Joel rich</p><div dir="ltr"></div></body></html>