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Gab procurement and transplant network, to immediately cease application of the under 12 rule as to sarah murnaghan so she can be considered for receipt of donated lungs from adults based on the medical severity of her condition, as compared to the medical severity of persons over the age of 12. now, wolf, this basically means for the next ten days, sarah will compete for a donor lung based on how sick she is, not her age. she does have late-stage cystic fibrosis. for the past 18 months she has been on the donor list for children, but not adults. her parents now say she will likely be at the t...

Intervene. >> somebody needs to stand up and say this isn't right. this is a human issue. this isn't politics. this is a human issue. >> reporter: even though sarah's at the top of the child's transplant list in her region and has been waiting for 18 months, federal guidelines disqualify her for an adult lung until she's 12, unless every other adult on the waiting list turns down a donor lung. in an e-mail obtained by cnn, health and human services secretary kathleen sebelius told sarah's parents, she's not authorized to intervene, but is ordering a transplant policy review, adding, quote, i k...

Override, sarah's parents fear she's been left to die. here's susan candiotti. >> reporter: sarah's lungs are getting weaker and weaker. the 10-year-old with cystic fibrosis is now in intensive care. wise beyond her years, sarah knows she needs a transplant and is in a battle for her life. >> no, i'm never going to, never, never. >> reporter: sarah's parents also are not quitting, frustrated because friday, the federal government refused to intervene. >> somebody needs to stand up and say this isn't right. this is a human issue. this isn't politics. this is a human issue. >> reporter: even tho...

After she declined to interview on sarah's behalf. >> she did. when sarah's mom got the e-mail on friday from the secretary to tell her of her decision and she told her she was very sorry, all she could do was review the policy, she asked for a phone call, and the secretary did offer to speak with her but not until tomorrow. >> what's the family's next step? can they do anything else at this point? >> of course, sarah is not the only child in this predicament, but she is at the very top of the list in her region, and that's how it works. to get a child donor lung. so the family is appealing fo...