Nova Scotia mom wants policy change for organ, tissue donors after gay son's death
Liam Dee’s tissues were rejected when he died last November
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Liam Dee’s tissues were rejected when he died last November
Liam Dee’s tissues were rejected when he died last November
A mother is speaking out after the death of her gay son, calling the screening for organ and tissue donations stigmatized, after he was classified as a high-risk donor because he'd had sex with another man in the last five years.
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When Liam Dee began receiving hospice care shortly after starting his nursing career, he knew the rare cancer that had ravaged his body meant his organs were too damaged to donate. But the 26-year-old was grateful his tissues, including skin, corneas, tendons and bones, could still go to people who needed them.