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Become available. her family and ad advocates are asking secretary sebelius to make an exception to step in and say that she is eligible nor an adult young. sebelius says she has to defer to the medical rules already in place. >> unfortunately there are about 40 very seriously ill pennsylvania citizens over the age of 12 also waiting for a lung transplant and three other children in the philadelphia hospital at the same acuity rate as sarah waiting for a lung transplant. transplant surgeons and healthcare providers who design the protocol are based on their best medical judgment of the most ap...

Lung transplant. the subject of a heated exchange between kathleen sebelius the secretary of health and human services and lou barletta, a republican who represents pennsylvania where sarah lives. >> i would urge you to allow the lung transplant to move forward. it simply takes your signature. >> reporter: family and supporters say the transplant rules are based on age instead of need. under u.s. guidelines, a lung from an adult donor would first be offered to grownups in the region. secretary sebelius was full of compassion. >> i can't imagine anything more agonizing than what murnaghans are ...

40 very seriously ill pennsylvanians over the age of 12 also waiting for a lung transplant. and three other children in the philadelphia hospital at the same acuity rate as sarah waiting for a lung transplant. the worst of all worlds, in my mind, is to have some individual pick and choose who lives and who dies. i think you want a process where it is guided by medical science and medical experts. >> again, sebelius says she has ordered this transplant policy review. but as stated there, a policy review could take some time, could take years. the murnaghans heard what sebelius said today and ac...

The adult list. sebelius was continually pressed on the issue just a few hours ago. >> unfortunately there are about 40 very seriously ill pennsylvanians over the age of 12 also waiting for a lung transplant and three other children in the philadelphia hospital at the same acuity rate as sarah waiting for a lung transplant. the worst of all worlds have some individual pick and choose who lives and who dies. you want a process where it's guided by medical science and medical experts. >> and because she wanted to know more about that process, sebelius has in fact ordered a transplant policy revi...