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Liam Dee died from a rare and aggressive cancer last Nov. 10. A donation screening form from that date says his tissues were declined due to his "homosexual status."
It happens a lot in nigeria. it very common in these parts. - it happens a lot in nigeria. it very common in these parts. numberl it happens a lot in nigeria. it very - common in these parts. number one, the one issue is we don't really have, but national health actjust focus about... it says that no one should pay for in order to an tissue donation anyone found culpable is liable to one year in prison or a fine of about $2000, there about. you have this organ trafficking going on in nigeria. authorities focus more on child trafficking rather than organ trafficking. you see a lot of arrest and...
'There’s not a need to turn away an entire demographic of donors when we are facing a shortage, and it’s just discriminatory,' says an advocate for the LGBTQ2 community.
Her mission now is to file a case with the Canadian Human Rights Commission so others are not stigmatized and people on long wait lists are not deprived of organs and tissues.
A nurse clinician answers some of Montreal's questions about tissue and organ donation!