Gay Organs Rejected

New Health Canada regulations that ban gay men from donating their organs slipped through unnoticed in December. Even the head of Canada's largest organ transplant program at Toronto's University Health Network, Dr. Gary Levy, didn't know about the changes.

The new regulations will ban any men who have been sexually engaged with another man in the previous five years. The rejections are based solely on sexual orientation rather than on unsafe sexual practice.

Health Canada is essentially telling Canadians that unprotected sex is safe as long as you aren't a gay man.

Egale Canada believes that the regulations are discriminatory and should be suspended. Health Canada should be making sure the regulations stop unsafe organ transplants not creating a situation where healthy viable gay organs will be thrown in the garbage.

Let Health Canada know how you feel:

Call the Minister's Chief of Staff, William King at 613-957-0200 or email him at:

william_king@hc-sc.gc.ca

Contact the minister's constituency office too!

Toll free: 1-866-375-8669. Email: Clement.T@parl.gc.ca

The minister's web site says, "Tony will return all calls." Let Egale Canada know what he says by visiting Egale's website by clicking below...