Last Monday, local DFA members hosted a press conference to bring media attention to the fight to save the lives of the 98 Arizonans who need transplants now being denied by Governor Brewer.

As it currently stands, Governor Brewer’s cuts to Medicaid will prevent 98 patients from receiving the organ transplants they need to survive.

State Sen. Kyrsten Sinema and Rep. Anna Tovar spoke passionately at the press conference making the case for restoring the funding by closing corporate tax loopholes. Debra Pennington told the story of her husband who desperately needs a liver transplant and received assurances from the state, only to have their lifeline ripped away.

Click here to watch a video from the press conference and sign the petition to restore funding.

Building off the momentum from the press conference, DFA members will deliver your petition to members of the statehouse and demand these patients’ lives be protected.

Sign the petition now before DFA members deliver it to the Arizona Statehouse.

Budget cuts made at the expense of destroying lives cannot and will not stand. With your help we can restore funding and bring some sanity to the Arizona State House.

- Jay Henderson, Democracy for America
National Field Organizer

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, Rep. Anna Tovar, Dr. Mike Newcomb, and Dr. Jonathan Weisbuch speak to Restore the Funding for Transplant patients.