1.   But the way that organs are distributed is changing to prioritize those patients who are sickest, DiMaio said.

2.   Most organs are distributed within the same organ bank region where the donor dies, based on blood type, body size and severity of need.

3.   So far, the laws have not had a large effect on the way organs are distributed.

4.   The current perception, he said in an interview, is that organs are not distributed fairly.

5.   The other would delay for three months new federal rules on how human organs are distributed for transplants.

6.   The new rules would shelve the current system, which divides the nation into dozens of regions and gives local patients priority when distributing organs.

7.   The way donated human organs are distributed to patients in this country urgently needs reform.

8.   Other organs are also distributed along geographic lines, but livers have engendered the most controversy.

9.   A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit by Wisconsin and its two major transplant centers over rules intended to change the way organs are distributed for transplants.

10.   A national debate has focused on how to distribute donated organs, but most people agree that the best solution is to increase donation.