Mon Oct 25, 2021 - 8:41 am EDT

(Live Action) – Zion Sarmiento, born with Down syndrome, has died at less than four months old after multiple hospitals refused him a heart transplant.

On June 15, 2021, Zion was born to Josh and Bobbi Sarmiento. In addition to having Down syndrome, Zion was born with a complete atrioventricular canal defect (CVAC), or a large hole in the center of his heart. For children with Down syndrome, CVAC is not unusual, and with open-heart surgery, is often able to be repaired.

The goal for Zion was, at first, to get him to four months old so he could be as strong and healthy as possible for the surgery. After spending 40 days in the NICU, he was allowed to go home before beginning to see his cardiologist. They decided to perform his surgery at three months old, on September 20.

Unfortunately, the surgery did not go as planned. Zion went into cardiac arrest, and was placed on life support. His surgical team continued trying to help, with five more surgeries performed in just 12 days. They determined that Zion’s best hope would be a heart transplant, and his family began contacting numerous transplant centers to get it arranged.

Yet they were turned down by every single one, and Zion died on October 8, 2021.

According to the family’s official Facebook page, every single hospital they contacted turned them away; reportedly, they were told it would be a “waste of a heart.”

The National Down Syndrome Society (NDSS) has released a statement about Zion’s death, urging for legislation to be passed preventing this kind of discrimination from happening again.

https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/four-month-old-baby-with-down-syndrome-dies-after-multiple-hospitals-denied-a-heart-transplant/?utm_source=63red.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=63red

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Florida officials are openly recruiting law enforcement officers from other states, including states that have imposed COVID-19 vaccine requirements, Gov. Ron DeSantis said Sunday.

“In Florida, not only are we going to want to protect the law enforcement and all the jobs, we’re actually actively working to recruit out-of-state law enforcement because we do have needs in our police and our sheriff’s departments,” the Republican said on Fox News.

DeSantis in August announced a policy proposal to recruit law enforcement officers from other states that included a plan for a $5,000 bonus for officers who had never worked in a law enforcement capacity in Florida before.

“In the next legislative session, I’m going to hopefully sign legislation that gives a $5,000 bonus to any out-of-state law enforcement that relocates in Florida, so NYPD, Minneapolis, Seattle, if you’re not being treated well, we’ll treat you better here. You can fill important needs for us and will compensate you as a result,” DeSantis said on Fox.

Mandates imposed in multiple cities and states, including Washington state, have led to hundreds of officers resigning or being fired.

Some agencies in Florida have already seen success in seeking recruits in other states. The Lakeland Police Department, for instance, traveled to New York earlier this year and was able to find 13 recruits from the New York Police Department to fill vacancies.

Matt Spoto, one of those officers, told a press conference last month that the pitch from a Lakeland detective was “an eye-opener.”

https://www.theepochtimes.com/florida-actively-recruiting-police-officers-from-other-states-plans-to-give-5000-bonuses-desantis_4067062.html?utm_source=partner&utm_campaign=gp

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