Anthon Anthony Barthene Case Study

Did you know that 3,000 people a year are on the waitlist for a heart transplant, but there are only 2,000 hearts available. Should everyone get a heart? Anthony Stokes is a 15 year old boy from Atlanta, Georgia dying for a heart. Anthony has cardiomyopathy, which is when the heart’s main pumping chamber, the left ventricle, fails to pump enough blood to the body. The doctors denied Anthony Stokes a heart. Anthony Stokes should be denied a heart because of his run in with the law and non-compliance. Anthony Stokes has run in with the law multiple of times. In Document A, it states t“Hamilton, 36, who lives in Lithonia, said hospital officials stereotyped her son, who has a court-ordered monitoring device, as a troubled teen” Anthony wears a court-ordered monitoring device, which means that he got in some big trouble. Since, he got in big trouble, the specialists, who assess which patients are eligible for a heart transplant, don’t know if Anthony will change after he gets his heart. Therefore, Anthony Stokes should not be allowed to get a heart transplant.
Non-compliance means that a patient does not follow the doctor’s orders. In Document D, it states “They ruled that because Stokes has failed to take medication in the past, his noncompliance rules him out of the chance to get a new heart.” Stokes has not taken his medication in the past, but the heart transplant requires lifelong medication plan. As it states in Document C, “They must take anti-rejection medication for the rest of their lives.” If Anthony fails to take the anti-rejection medication, he could die. So, Anthony Stokes should not be allowed to receive a heart transplant due to his