Healthcare

The study estimates that an additional 307,498 procedures would need to be performed over a 12-month period to clear the backlog — a 6.1% increase compared to what would have been expected over the course of a year.

Debra Selkirk, whose husband Mark Selkirk died in 2010 before receiving a new liver, challenged the constitutional validity of the policy as a violation of the right to life and equality. Selkirk's estate further argued he was subject to cruel and unusual treatment.