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>> we are just about out of time but that is powerful, knowing that you couldn't donate for your own son. when you found out about this change, what went through your mind? >> well, it is an important step but it is not the only step. there are still some policies at the fda we need to look at. particularly, there are other deferral criteria around tissue-based products, corneas, human cells. we need to make sure those restrictions are fair, consistent, applied to donors according to their individual risks and we're not quite there yet. >> thank you so much. please tell ethan happy birthday an...

It meant lucy wasn't waiting as long as she had to. the thought of having to wait any more years, if we were still waiting now, i don't know what the effect on our mental health and ourfamily life, the fact that this new research, this new development means they can do more transplants on children is just amazing and it's going to make such a difference. until now, the wait for a donor has been twice as long among children and babies. what this means is we can double the age range of the patients we can offer it, we've expanded that donor pool that is available so they've got a chance of getti...

Rejection and not use that amount of blood. for children like lucy, that's ending years of waiting for a donor. she was born with a congenital heart defect, diagnosed atjust 18 months. after her fourth birthday, she was told she needed a transplant. finally performed thanks to this new research three and a half years later. it meant that lucy wasn't waiting as long as she had to. i mean, the thought of having to wait any more years... if we were still waiting now i don't know what the effect on our mental health and family life... the fact that this new research and this new development means ...

Fighting for sarah but all kids when lungg problems under 12, listen. >> i have not asked for special treatment for sarah on day one. i looked at the donor pool and the way the rules are written, this is discrimination against the littlest children. what i am asking for is equality. >> this family is longg on fight, but they are very short on time. >> all right. trace, than you. >> joining me more monica both are fox news contributors and secretary sebe went on to say yesterdaythe rules in place are there because the worst ofl worlds is have an individual pick and choose who lifes and dies and...

White house correspondent, chuck todd. well, what a scene just from what we could see from the outside looking in. what was the purpose besides sort of donor maintenance, they got to hear a well regarded speech on saturday by condoleezza rice. was there a vetting of vice presidential prospects? >> it was less about that. this is about expanding the donor pool. they were looking for new bundlers. they were looking for people to go out and find new contributors and i think that's -- it's interesting. there has been different analysis of how the fund-raising is going and mitt romney really does t...