I’ll ave that…
I just recently received my organ donor card and I remembered this sketch from Monty Python, hopefully this doesn’t happen! (Warning! If you’re little big squeemish don’t watch)
Moving onto something more relevant, it is a shame that more people don’t register to the card, there are far too many people who do end up waiting for the call that a donor has become available (can’t remember the exact figure). There was talk a couple of years ago of introducing a system whereby everyone would be viable to donate their organs once unless they specifically asked not to be which personally would be ideal (well actually personally I take David Mitchell’s idea on Mock the Week that all bodies should revert to the ownership of the state after death, but humans can be insecure creatures at times).
Max
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It’s a huge shame about the organ shortage, blood and bone marrow supplies are also critically low. Tragically a boy from my school died aged 15 in 2007 because a bone marrow donor pulled out at the last minute.
I’m really glad that the blood donation service has been coming back on to campus every four months, it’s a brilliant idea and I hope that the next Guild Officer Team maintain the service.
Sadly male members of the LGBTQ community are unable to donate blood due to the NHS’s fears over HIV transmission. This is a hugely outdated and discriminatory view of the gay community; as we all know HIV can be transmitted through needles, breast milk and heterosexual sex just as easily as through homosexual sex.
Suzy
Here here! And forgot about male LGBTQ, good point, that is deffinatly, well disgusting to be frank! Still yet to give blood though, will do at some point.
As someone who is unable to give blood due to a childhood medical condition (having been refused when I have tried), I understand the frustrations of those within the gay male community regarding their inability to give blood. I too think they should be able to give blood when there is no genuine medical reason for them not being able to. I recommend that any who support this visit this website. http://www.nus.org.uk/Campaigns/LGBT/Donation-not-discrimination1/