Horizon S2000E1: Breath of Life

  • Aired: 2000-01-13
  • Time: 21:30:00
  • Runtime: 60 minutes
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Overview

Sheila Loughran has cystic fibrosis. This leaves her brother and sister, Damian and Josephine, with a terrible choice. Do they watch her die, or do they try to save her by donating part of their own lungs, a dangerous procedure that, at best, will leave them maimed? The harrowing decisions facing the siblings highlight the debate over the ethics of living donor transplants.