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New organ donation rules don't exclude gay men

From Thursday's Globe and Mail

Rules, which exclude men who have had sex with another man even once in the past five years, merely in place to prevent transmission of disease, say transplant associations ...Read the full article

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  1. Bert Russell Paradox, BC from Canada writes:
    It seems like the old profiling arguement again. Something that can raise a red flag, for caution surely isn't making moral or ethical judgement.
  2. Douglas Copp from Toronto, Canada writes: The reality is that institutionalized discrimination already prevents gay men from donating either blood or sperm in Canada because Canadian Blood Services doesn't understand that NOT all gay men are at high-risk for HIV infection. Organs have blood in them, so why should anyone believe the assurances of these people?

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