I would just comment that, first of all, I've had discussions with the Minister of Health, and I believe the intent was to improve safety. I don't believe anyone in this room did this to try to discriminate or to reduce organ donation. I just don't buy that.
My argument is that this will not take us where we want to go. The public has misinterpreted, or interpreted, this in the way they wish to. I don't think anyone in this room wants to be part of an exclusionary group. I just don't believe anyone feels that in order for them to move forward...that they are excluded, but we have the option of moving them into what we call the “good camp”.
I agree with you that it has to be based on science. I've consulted widely with the HIV expert community, coast to coast. I think that as a law, as Dr. West pointed out, and even the previous experts, it was drafted in 1994. HIV has changed since 1994. It is not the same disease.
What we don't want, I think, number one, is roadblocks put up that will limit our ability to help the most unfortunate of our society.