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September 8, 2012
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Publisher’s Notebook: Denying transplant is heartless

Every once in awhile I may use this space for a serious discussion because there are some things — not politics or politicians — you just can’t laugh off. Take a young man named Paul Corby, for example. According to news reports, the 23-year-old Corby was denied a heart transplant because he is autistic and medical officials at the University of Pennsylvania determined that autistic people would not be able to handle a heart transplant for various reasons, none of them true. I know that because my son, Luke, is autistic. I’ll introduce you to Luke in a second. First …

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The News-Review Updated Sep 8, 2012 09:27PM Published Sep 12, 2012 03:09PM Copyright 2012 The News-Review. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.