Man's body rejected from organ donation cause he was gay
Dead man's body rejected from organ donation because he was gay
Rohn Neugebauer, 48, suffered a fatal heart attack on March 16
His family were stunned when officials said he could not donate tissue because he had been in a homosexual relationship within the last 5 years
FDA-mandated rules say gay men can donate organs but cannot donate tissue because it is not life saving and could infect the recipient
These donations are banned regardless of HIV test results
Neugebauer's partner said he resents the idea that all gay men are HIV positive and is now fighting for a change in the 'outdated' rule
Rejected: Rohn Neugebauer, 48, died suddenly from a heart attack two weeks ago - and his loved ones were shocked when they learned that he could not donate his tissue because he was gay
'Offensive': His partner Dan Burda, left, said he was 'truly speechless' after hearing the rule
Missed: The couple, who had been together for 8 years, filmed videos about their hair salon business
Quote:
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says 'men who have had sex with another man in the preceding 5 years' should be excluded 'regardless of their HIV antibody test results'.
The CDC states that the risk for disease transmission is so high that donations from gay men should be rejected unless the situation is 'deemed to be greater than the risk of HIV transmission and disease' and the gay donor is the only option available.
Heterosexual donors do not face similar scrutiny over their sexual history.
CORE told WPXI that they could not comment specifically on the case but cited the FDA-mandated guidelines.
There was an episode of Degrassi about this. They didn't let Marco donate blood cuz he was gay
The whole thing irritates me. Like, they test the blood right? So why can't gay men donate blood? Yeah a lot of gay men have HIV, but there's actually more who don't. It's all so stupid.
To be fair it has to confirmed whether being gay is genetic , so I guess they are just being safe. And yes am saying safe because some people wouldn't really want being gay or risk anything that could "infect" them ....
today's society really frustrates me...
