AZ Patient's life hangs in the balance over budget balancing

[RamboLiberal]

Source: KGUN9.com

TUCSON (KGUN9-TV) - They say human life is priceless. But, in Arizona, that's not necessarily the case anymore, since the state decided to cut funding for transplant patients. That decision has left some people's lives hanging in the balance, including Courtney Parham, who suffers from an acute form of leukemia.

Courtney's leukemia is a deadly disease that came coupled with crippling side effects. It has robbed her of the independence most 23-year-olds enjoy.

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But, one thing that didn't come back was the insurance. The company dropped Courtney because she was too sick to be a full-time student, which forced her on to the Arizona Healthcare Cost Containment System, or AHCCCS. And, then Governor Brewer dropped more bad news; no more transplants for patients like Courtney, all to help balance the budget. The Straw-Parham family told KGUN9 they must raise somewhere between $400-$800 thousand dollars for a transplant, or their daughter will die.

"Would she (Gov Brewer) put her own children's lives up to balance her budget? I don't think so!" said Straw angrily.



Read more: http://www.kgun9.com/global/story.asp?s=14054727

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There's your death panels!

[cshldoc]

1. Arizona Save the Humans Project

My mother-in-law is in a similar situation... there's a small action committee here

http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_169577669746826&ap=1">Arizona Save the Humans Project

[BobbyBoring]

2. WTF

Again, the sheer hypocrisy of republicans is on display. I'm so sick of hearing about all the innocent babies Planned Parenthood "Murders" every year. We want to make sure those babies grow up so we can throw them in a war or have them work in a mine.

Sick fucking people~

[xxqqqzme]

3. Has this situation disappeared

since Olbermann was forced out? He consistently devoted air time to the victims brewer's budget cuts.