Okay. Thank you.
The tough one is for you, Ms. Gavsie. There was a pretty prominent case of a Trillium Gift of Life decision to deny Delilah Saunders, who had acute liver failure and was in a Toronto hospital in December, access to a life-saving liver transplant. As we understood it, I think Trillium requires patients with alcohol-associated liver diseases to be alcohol-free for six months before being accepted as potential patients.
Amnesty International wrote the following in an open letter to you:
...states have an obligation to guarantee the right to the highest attainable standard of health of all individuals, free from discrimination. To deny individuals access to necessary and lifesaving medical treatment purely on the grounds of their prior or current health status—including conditions resulting from the use of alcohol—is discriminatory.
It goes on to talk about requesting a change to that policy.
I know it's a very difficult ethical issue, but has there been thought about or any change to Trillium's policy in regard to people who may be suffering from substance abuse disorders and needing transplants?