Bill would bar organ transplant denials based on disability alone
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Sponsor: Ashley Moody · Senator · FL
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Official title: Charlotte Woodward Organ Transplant Discrimination Prevention Act
119th Congress
Topics: Health care
Introduced:
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The bill bans denying organ transplants to disabled patients solely due to disability, with narrow medical exceptions.
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What does this do?
The bill, named after Charlotte Woodward, prohibits hospitals and providers from denying transplant evaluations, waitlist placement, or transplants solely because of a patient's disability. Doctors may still weigh disability if an individual medical evaluation shows it genuinely affects transplant success. Providers must also make reasonable adjustments, like involving caregivers or communication aids, to help patients meet post-transplant care needs.
Who does it affect?
Affects patients with intellectual, mental, or physical disabilities needing transplants, plus hospitals, doctors, transplant centers, and the national organ transplant oversight board.
Why does it matter?
Patients who believe they faced discrimination could file complaints with HHS's Office for Civil Rights, adding to existing protections under laws like the ADA, while states could keep stronger existing protections.
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Where does it stand?
- IntroducedMay 15, 2025
- Senate committee
- Senate voteYou are here · Jun 22, 2026
- House
- The president's desk
Right now: it was placed on the , and the official record shows no floor action on it since. If the House changes it, it goes back to the Senate before reaching the president.
Latest action: — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 441.