It was known the Illinois donor had engaged in high-risk behaviors. The CDC says those include sex between men and intravenous drug use. Nine percent of all donors fit that profile.
“The problem is with the shortage of available organs,” Smith said. “We just don’t have enough to go around.”
Now that’s brilliant - using high risk donors to meet demand.
I agree, but there is a shortage, and most of the people who receive organs are in dire straits and most die b4 receiving an organ. They are supposed to get informed consent from the donors.
However, last year some homosexual activists were demanding that the CDC stop asking questions on the donor form, suggesting that people should lie, and deny any risky behaviours since testing was done anyway.