Tag: HOPE Act
Bill Lifting Ban on HIV Organ Donation Heads to President Obama for Signature
The HRC – the U.S largest LGBT civil rights organization – is praising the passage of bipartisan legislation in the House of Representatives that lifts the federal ban on the donation of HIV-positive organs to HIV-positive recipients.
Bill Aimed at Increasing Availability of Organs for Transplantation Introduced in Senate
The Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights group, today lauded the introduction of legislation to increase the number of healthy organs available for transplantation to people living with HIV and AIDS, and reduce the wait time for recipients.