Jabberwocky
Frumious Bandersnatch
Because of the higher risk of diseases like AIDS, hepatitis, and the like many systems reject for a period of time IV drugs users,sexually active gays, and even people who have recently gotten tattoos. I think when no other donor is available they could use a high risk donor if an informed recipient still accepts. This seems logical since those same groups are mostly rejected as blood/plasma donors.
http://ca.reuters.com/article/topNews/idCAN0849820220080108
http://ca.reuters.com/article/topNews/idCAN0849820220080108
reuters said:Canada tightens rules governing organ donations
Tue Jan 8, 2008
By David Ljunggren
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada has imposed sweeping restrictions on who can donate organs for transplant -- including a ban on gay men who have been sexually active in the past five years -- and a leading doctor said on Tuesday he feared the move could deter potential donors.
The restrictions, which also cover drug addicts, prisoners, prostitutes and people who have had tattoos or body piercings in the last 12 months using shared needles, came into effect last month.
"The safety of the cells, tissues and organs intended for transplantation is paramount. These regulations are based on risk for safety purposes and not lifestyle choices," said a Health Canada spokeswoman.
The rules include a loophole that allows doctors to use healthy organs from a person in a high-risk group as long as they first inform the patient receiving the transplant.