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I have been following the whole gay organ donation thing for awhile now and been in correspondence with Health Canada, particularily around the donation rules. I recently wrote them concerning the donation rules and the prison population. The rule is that anyone incarcerated for more than 72 hours in the past 12 months is not eligible to donate. It was introduced because the behavior amoung the inmate populaltion puts them at risk. Initially I took it to be an indication of inmate rape, however there are other determinants such as jailhouse tattoos and close living quarters that contribute to the increased risk.
This is a good thing because it protects inmates, who one could argue are some are the most vulnerable in society. It protects them from illegal and immoral organ retrieval. China engages in this activity as acknowledged by the US State department. While China collects the organs from executeed prisoners, it is done so without the consent of the prisoners, or their families. For those readers who think at least something good from the criminals, keep in mind that the death penalty is dealt for crimes as minor as tax evasion, corruption and racketeering.
In December 2005, after many years of denial, China’s Deputy Health Minister acknowledged that the practice of removing organs from executed prisoners for transplant was widespread, and promised steps would be taken to prevent abuse.
(Thomas Lum, Congressional Research Report #RL33437, Congressional Research Service, August 11 2006 )
It seems though that organ harvesting also preys on the poor. Recently in news are reports of a Amit Kumar, dubbed “Dr. Horror” who has been harvesting the kidneys from poor labourers in India. Apparently, he tricks them with the promise of a job, injects them with a sedative at gunpoint, collects the organs and sells them to wealthy recipients. He also has strong ties to Canada and a $600,000 house in Brampton.
So if we look at the extremes people are willing to go through, that they feel the pressure to kill and steal for organs, why create roadblocks for the organs of gay donors?
Capitalism at its worst.
You are looking into the eyes of your 8 year old daughter, whose kidney’s have failed. There is an 8 year waiting list in BC, and 8 years on dialysis will either kill or seriously disable her for life. Do you buy a kidney for your child, or do you watch her die a slow death?
Would you tell Mohammend Yar, the man who sold me his kidney, that he cannot sell his kidney to raise enough money to pay his debt and get his children and wife back from a kidnapper?
I wonder what your real answer would be.
Robert Zurrer
P.S. It became illegal in Pakistan 6 months after I bought my kidney.
With reference to illegal organ donation please view my website http://www.illegalorgandonor.com to see how Australia overcomes the problem of a shortage of organs. My 20 year old healthy son, Andrew David Shea, was set up to have a cycling accident. I was told that Andrew was killed instantly. Instead Andrew was taken away from the accident site alive and used as an illegal organ donor. My son died a horrible death. Family are involved. A lot of people got money. I am seeking justice for my son’s murder. From Andrew’s sad mother, Alexandra Samootin
As a result of offensive and slanderous material contained in the Samootin web site it has been taken down. Hotfoot can you contact me at bendyball@bordernet.com.au I was the police officer who attended this job in 1994.