initially doctors at children's healthcare of atlanta told the family that they wouldn't put anthony stokes on the transplant list because of his history of noncompliance according to his family their son had been denied the transplant in part because of his history with law enforcement and poor grades now doctors also allege that stokes had not been real and had not had not been reliable about taking his heart medication the public relations manager at children's healthcare of atlanta made this statement to r.t. in all transplant cases we work closely with the family and their support network to coordinate the best possible results for the patient and continue to find solutions in this particular case we're continuing to partner with the family now the hospital has changed course saying that stokes will be added to the donor list after all joining me now to discuss the matter is nancy berlinger research cholera center plenty and say hey jim hello aaron and see what's your take on the hospital initially deeming anthony stokes non-compliant then turning around on their decision. well in that

hi, elizabeth. >> hi. >> and the hospital will not speak about originally why anthony stokes was originallynagers who desperately need them like anthony? >> well, pam, the problem is there are not enough hearts to go around and the doctors say a precious resource and they want to give them to people who will help them in the long term as possible. if you get a heart and you don't go to doctor's follow-up appoints or medications, you can die within weeks. getting a new heart can kill you if they don't take care of the heart, so they want the hearts to go to the people who will take care of them. here is the catch. it is subjective and the doctors can look at someone and say, we don't believe that you will take care of it, because in this case, maybe it is because they thought he had trouble in school or for some other reason, but it is a subjective decision as to whether they think that someone is going to listen to the doctor's orders. >> and he is a teenager, and if he had known that his actions up to this point would be judged in this way, you would have thought that he would have behaved

it has made 15-year-old anthony stokes a candidate for a donor heart. anthony was initially denied a spot on a transplant list because of what they called noncompliance. his mother believes he was being punished for having poor grades and a run-in with the law. >>> san diego mayor bob filner is vowing to fight amid sexual harassment claims. in a written statement responding to the demands for a recall, he touted the city's progress during his term. filner just returned from a two-week stint in therapy. now he's facing more problems. political reports the locks in his office have been changed. and four san diego hooters restaurants are boycotting filner, saying he will not be served. more than a dozen women are accusing the san diego mayor of sexual harassment. >>> new york mayor cory booker coasted to victory in new jersey's special primary. the democrat beat his closest opponent by some 40 points. the seat is that of the late senator frank lautenberg. after his victory, booker spoke to hundreds of supporters. >> i want to make sure you know if i am your

a heart transplant, children's health care of atlanta has reversed course making 15-year-old anthony stokes a candidate for a donor heart. he was initially denied a spot on the list because of quote noncompliance. doctors gave anthony only months to live with his enlarged heart. >>> a proposed merger high in the sky has been put in a holding pattern, united and us airways had a agreed earlier this year to merge. now the government said not so fast. we're live in washington with all of the details. >> reporter: good morning. the concern is this merger would create a lack of competition and rising prices. reagan international, this airline would control 69% of takeoffs and landings. to fly under a new logo could be permanently grounded. they're suing to stop the merger. >> they tend to contract the markets, less routes, higher prices. >> reporter: in a joint statement, the airways are vowing to fight back. blocking this procompetitive merger will deny customers access to a broader airline. >> not only become a bigger airline but also something so much greater. >> reporter: the deal would have

it is an opportunity anthony stokes has been denied for what seems like an eternity.he d doctors say like he he has less than six months to live and desperately needs a heart transplant. but he wasn't put on a transplant waiting list. >> they said they don't have any evidence showing that he would take his medicine and wouldn't have follow-up care. >> reporter: anthony's mother said the him a heart transplant because he had low grades and had trouble with the law. arriving at the hospital wearing an ankle monitor. atlanta children's hospital where an anthony is staying says this, a heart transplant evaluation is an on going process based on the patient and his or her family's ability to meet specific transplant criteria. >> consequences of getting this wrong, of not taking medications and not coming to clinic when you need to, that person will probably die. the organ that could have gone to somebody else will be lost with them. >> reporter: but now the hospital has had a change of heart deciding to put anthony on the heart transplant waiting list giving him a second chance to live. a

it is an opportunity anthony stokes has been denied for what seems like an eternity. he has an enlarged heart and doctors say like he he has less than six months to live and desperately needs a heart transplant. but he wasn't put on a transplant waiting list. >> they said they don't have any evidence showing that he would take his medicine and wouldn't have follow-up care. >> reporter: anthony's mother said the hospital denied him a heart transplant because he had low grades and had trouble with the law. arriving at the hospital wearing an ankle monitor. atlanta children's hospital where an anthony is staying says this, a heart transplant evaluation is an on going process based on the patient and his or her family's ability to meet specific transplant criteria. >> consequences of getting this wrong, of not taking medications and not coming to clinic when you need to, that person will probably die. the organ that could have gone to somebody else will be lost with them. >> reporter: but now the hospital has had a change of heart deciding to put anthony on the heart tran

it is an opportunity anthony stokes has been denied for what seems like an eternity.e has an enlarged heart and doctors say like he he has less than six months to live and desperately needs a heart transplant. but he wasn't put on a transplant waiting list. >> they said they don't have any evidence showing that he would take his medicine and wouldn't have follow-up care. >> reporter: anthony's mother said the hospital denied him a heart transplant because he had low grades and had trouble with the law. arriving at the hospital wearing an ankle monitor. atlanta children's hospital where an anthony is staying says this, a heart transplant evaluation is an on going process based on the patient and his or her family's ability to meet specific transplant criteria. >> consequences of getting this wrong, of not taking medications and not coming to clinic when you need to, that person will probably die. the organ that could have gone to somebody else will be lost with them. >> reporter: but now the hospital has had a change of heart deciding to put anthony on the heart transp

. >> reporter: inside an atlanta childrens hospital, anthony stokes is visibly weak. his mother says he has an enlarged heart, and without a transplant, her son has only months to live. >> he wants to go to college and open up a computer store. and i think by them saying that they don't want to give him the heart, it's not fair. >> reporter: she says he's denied the heart transplant. she thinks it's because he's had trouble with the law. he arrived with an ankle monitor. the hospital cited a history of non-compliance. experts say for a child to be taken off the list, there would have to be many red flags, showing an inability to follow the demanding steps necessary to take care of a new heart. the hospital said a heart transplant evaluation is an ongoing process based on the patient and family's ability to meet specific transplant criteria. >> the number of requests far exceeds the number of hearts available. the consequences of getting this wrong, of not taking your meditations, not coming to clinic when you need to is that person is probably going to die. and the or

those are the words from anthony stokes as he was video taped sunday night in his hospital room. for the past month he's been in the children's hospital with an enlarged heart. it appears the life saving procedure will never come. >> i know it's wrong because if they get to know him they would love him. >> reporter: according to this letter the family gave us, doctors have decided the 15-year-old does not qualify to be put on the heart transplant list because of his history of noncompliance. >> they don't have any evidence showing he would take his medicine and he wouldn't have any follow up care. >> reporter: doctors weren't specific in the care but family friends say it's due to his history of bad grades and run ins with the law. supporters and activists are pushing back demanding doctors take a second look. >> they've given him a delt sentence. >> reporter: children's health care released this statement. the well willing of our patients is always our first priority. we're continuing to work with this family in looking at all options regarding this patient's health care. we fol

. >> earlier today there was a huge controversy involving a 15-year-old, anthony stokes.e has an enlarged heart and has about six to nine months to live unless he gets a heart transplant. initially, the children's health care of atlanta denied the heart transplant for a very curious decision and then reversed it after media back lash. first an abc affiliate explains. >> anthony's mother said the only way to fix her so that's enlarged heart is a transplant, but he doesn't qualify to be on the list. in this letter, doctors say it's because of a history of "non-compliance." >> they say they don't have any evidence to show he would take his medicine and he wouldn't have any follow up care. >> the family continued to assume, there is no proof this is the case, we reached out to the hospital and they didn't confirm or deny it, but the parents say that they based this whole non-compliance claim on his grades and run-ins with the law. the hospital released a statement saying the following. >> so, was, a non-statement, i don't think that they were good in either confirming or deny

list this morning just days after his family said he had been unfairly rejected. 15 years ago anthony stokes heart and had been told that he only has six months to live. his mother said he initially had been kept off of the transplant list because the hospital complained he had a history of noncompliance with medical directions. but she said her son was never sick until last month when he was diagnosed with the heart condition. the hospital says it will continue to work with the family. >>> all right. so this is very cool in a kind of a "twilight zone" kind of a way. remember the duck who was given a 3d printed foot that helped him walk for the first time? now scientists in china say they figured out how to print living kidneys, actual transplantable kidneys, miniature ones we're talking about, created using a 3d printer. this is very much in the reresearch phase. it's not ready to be used in humans. but apparently, they do seem to work like real organs. >> that's remarkable. >> it's weird. >> it is weird. can you imagine? >> no. >>> all right, coming up, a beijing man's ideal home soon to b

this reversal follows a two-day media campaign arguing anthony stokes was being denied a chance to livese of recently behavioral problems. he arrived at the hospital last month wearing a court ordered ankle monitoring device for fighting at school and the hospital insists misinformation. ws we stated previously a heart transplant operation is on the family's ability to meet specific transplant criteria. patient care is always our top priority. joining me is jonathan marino. he is from the university of pennsylvania. good to have you with me. the stokes family relieved a stadium in regard to this saying the doctor did not explain why they changed their mind. we had a meeting and it just came in and said we have approved anthony to receive a heart transplant. first off how common is it for doctors and hospitals to impose those kind of restrictions and conditions for a potential transplant candidate? >> it's pretty unusual, in my opinion. we don't know the real data on that because these are confidential decisions. but, you know, the underlying problem here is that there aren't enough orga

anthony stokes has six months to live.octors decided the teen doesn't qualify to be put on a transplant list. but they didn't list anything specific. family members claim stokes' bad grades and run-ins with the law is why. >> they have given him a death sentence. >> i know it's wrong. [ crying ] >> because if they get to know him they would love him. [ crying ] >> the hospital says it's looking at all options now for the family. meanwhile, friends and family are trying to get doctors to change their minds. >>> time now 6:39. no more asking, can you hear me now?! the test that can help you choose the most reliable cell phone network. >> and this guy thought he had won some big jackpots. the million-dollar mix-up that has a casino paying twice. >> and the market just opened up about 10 minutes ago. let's check the early numbers. so far looking good. coming up we'll get an update from ashley morrison of cbsmoneywatch.com. bay area appearance... alth she has not committed to anr run in 2016. ecretary of state >>> hillary clint

children's healthcare of atlanta the atlanta based medical center is denying fifteen year old anthony stokes pictured here a heart transplant because you guessed it he has bad grades according to hospital officials stokes doesn't fit the requirement for the transplant list because he has quote a history of noncompliance and if anthony doesn't get a new heart some time soon he has about six months to live if sarah pailin is still looking for those death panels she can stop looking because they already exist in america's privatized business first health care industry children's healthcare of atlanta should be ashamed of themselves and the very very ugly who else but congressman steve king during a recent speaking appearance the iowa congressman let his supporters know how he really feels about immigration and immigrants going to politico king told a richmond virginia crowd that if you bring people from a violent civilization into a. civilization you're going to more violence right it's like pouring hot water into cold water as a raise the temperature or not this is race baiting at its very wor

doctors gave anthony stokes six months to live but then denied him a spot on the transplant list.hen did the hospital reverse course. here's cnn's senior medical correspondent elizabeth cohen. >> reporter: 15-year-old anthony stokes will die if he doesn't get a new heart in the next six months, but last week, doctors at children's health care of atlanta said they wouldn't give him one. >> they've given him a death sentence. >> reporter: according to this letter provided to cnn by a family spokesman, doctors said anthony was currently not a transplant candidate due to having a history of non-compliance. >> they said they don't have any evidence showing that he would take his medicine and he wouldn't have any follow-up care. >> reporter: but a family spokesman said anthony's illness was sudden. he'd never been sick before so how could he have been noncompliant with doctor's orders? the family thinks they didn't want to give anthony a heart because he has low grades and was briefly in juvenile detention because of a fight defending his younger brother. news of the rejection drew nati

doctors had given anthony stokes just six months to live but denied him a spot on the transplant listthat caused a lot of outrage. only then did the hospital reverse course. cnn's senior medical correspondent is here with this. first just backing up, why was he denied a spot on the list in the first place? >> he was denied a spot in the first place because in the letter they wrote to him, they said that he had been noncompliant. it's not entirely clear what that means. doctors get very worried. they don't want to give you a heart if they think you're not going to take care of it afterwards. if you don't take care of the heart you're given, take the medicines you need to take, go to the doctor's appointments that heart could actually kill you. and you wasted it. it now can't go to someone else. it appears for some reason they feared he had been noncompliant or that he was going to be noncompliant. not entirely clear why they thought that. >> what are the chances of him getting a heart? >> he's now on the waiting list. he's given the highest priority now. his family says they've been to

four weeks ago 15-year-old anthony stokes checked into children's healthcare in atlanta with shortnesswith the reality that he may only have months left to live. the teen needs a new heart but the boy's mother says the hospital won't even put his name on the transplant list. hamilton provided a letter to nbc news saying anthony is not a transplant candidate due to having a history of non-compliance. in medical terms, non-compliance means a patient is unable or unwilling to follow through with a medical regiment. for example, failing to take prescribed medications or missing doctors appointsmements. but anthony's mother said her son had no history of illness and she believes he is being punished by the hospital for run ins with the law. he was under house arrest and wearing an ankle monitor when he was admitted to the hospital. punishment for a recent fight. >> he's a young boy. he's going to make mistakes. but i think he still deserves a second chance. >> the hospital told us it can't discuss the case because of patient privacy law but they did dismiss a statement saying the well-being

anthony stokes plays chess in an atlanta children's hospital. battling an enlarged heart.nd in a new interview overnight, the 15-year-old's family says there's hope he will live. it's a sudden reversal. the family telling us the hospital now says stokes is back on the heart transplant list. children's healthcare of atlanta saying only, a heart transplant evaluation is an ongoing process. >> his heart is critical, where he'll be put at the top of the list when a heart comes. >> reporter: the news comes just days after the family was told he was no longer eligible to receive a transplant. in a letter to the family, removing stokes from the list, the hospital cited a history of noncompliance. stokes' mother says doctors were concerned because her son had a rough history. and that he had problems in the past showing up for the doctors' appointments and taking his medicine. >> i know that he will comply with all of the rules. he will take his medicine because he knows that is how he's going to live. >> a 15-year-old -- >> reporter: stokes' mother took her case to the media. the

an opportunity anthony stokes has been denied for what seems like an eternity.tors say he likely has less than six months to live and desperately needs a heart transplant. but he wasn't put on a transplant waiting list. >> they say they don't have any evidence showing that he would take his medicine. he wouldn't have any follow-up care. >> reporter: anthony's mother says the hospital denied him a heart transplant he had low grades and trouble with the law arriving at the hospital wearing an ankle monitor. >> he was just fighting. >> reporter: the children's hospital where anthony is staying said this -- >> a heart transplant evaluation is an ongoing process based on the patient and his or her family's ability -- >> consequences of getting this wrong, of not taking your medications, not coming to clinic when you need to is that person is probably going to die. and, and the organ that could have gone to somebody else would be lost with them. >> reporter: now the hospital has had a change of heart. they decided to put anthony back on the heart transplant waiting li

. >>> 15-year-old anthony stokes previously denied access to the heart transplant list has been addednally refused to put him on the waiting list because of a pattern of bad behavior and noncompliance. the teen has a history of low grades and legal troubles, including time spent in juvenile detention. doctors have given stokes six months to live if he does not get the transplant. those are your headlines today. >> brian: let's talk about sarah murnaghan. remember her quest to get a lung transplant was finally successful, thanks to people like peter and others out there who rallied to her side and whose parents were smart enough to say i have to tell the world her story. >> peter: she's out of intensive care and walking in therapy just yesterday. she had a birthday last august, turned 11 years old. happy day for that family. her aunt, sharon, and janet and fran, her parents who have done an incredible job. just a courageous young woman and who inspired america and changed american health policy almost single handedly. >> gretchen: kids are now on the adult list thanks to her and here i

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