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Few Canadians know of "Mr. L," an auto worker in Ontario who gave "the gift of life" in 1984 as part of a company blood donor drive. Many more will remember Kenneth Pittman, a 53-year-old heart patient, who died after being infected with AIDS -- from Mr. L's blood. They will also remember Mr. Pittman's wife, Rochelle, who contracted the virus from her husband because his doctor decided not to inform them of Mr. Pittman's fatal disease.

This tragic story is a microcosm of Canada's blood scandal. For over a decade, bureaucratic dithering, profits-over-protection responses, a paternalistic medical establishment and uninformed victims combined to create the worst health-care disaster in Canadian history. More than 1,200 people have contracted AIDS from tainted blood -- and the dying continues.

André Picard has produced the definitive analysis of this complex tragedy. All of the players are here -- public health officials who refused to take the "homosexual plague" seriously; the Red Cross, which worried about bad publicity and the bottom line; the too-little-too-late government that offered inadequate compensation for victims; and the arrogant medical establishment which sometimes took years to inform HIV patients of their condition; and most of all, the victims, who are paying for this betrayal with their lives.

The Gift of Death is a call for a serious re-evaluation of an outdated blood system to ensure that a similar tragedy never occurs.

Read Online The Gift of Death Confronting Canada Tainted Blood Tragedy eBook André Picard

"Picard has done his homework. What emerges is the sad story of how so many became HIV postive because of greed on the part of companies and a failure of government medical people to do their job"

Product details Print Length 320 pages Publisher HarperCollins Publishers; Revised edition (December 15, 2019) Publication Date December 15, 2019 Sold by  Digital Services LLC Language English ASIN B07Q3RQH3V

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The Gift of Death Confronting Canada Tainted Blood Tragedy eBook André Picard Reviews

• This is a must read for anyone who has heard about the "Tainted Blood Scandal" but doesn't really know much about it. Ever wonder why we now have Canadian Blood Services collecting blood donations & not the Red Cross? Read this book & you will understand. What separates this book from so many others is that it is written by a Canadian Journalist. While it is filled with facts & timelines, it still makes for a very interesting & compelling read. Interspersed throughout are segments where we hear, in their own words, from the victims & their families. It truly can be said again, that those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it (quote by George Santayana)
• Picard has done his homework. What emerges is the sad story of how so many became HIV postive because of greed on the part of companies and a failure of government medical people to do their job