Disability and Organ Transplants | Albany News

New York’s decade-long push to ban disability-based transplant discrimination is finally gaining momentum, with bipartisan support and a human urgency that can’t be ignored. Despite repeated failed attempts since 2017, the Organ Donation Fairness Act now sits in committee — backed by a Republican father of a child with Down syndrome and a Democratic disability advocate — ready to end blanket exclusions unless medically justified. Meanwhile, a federal version inches closer to passage, offering hope that both levels of government can work together to ensure fairness when lives hang in the balance. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/5a53d2d2e730af1e