同性恋遭歧视 捐献器官被拒绝
<p><span word="Sheryl">Sheryl</span> <span word="Moore">Moore</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="son">son</span> <span word="lay">lay</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bed">bed</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="her">her</span>. <span word="Soon">Soon</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="knew">knew</span>, <span word="her">her</span> 16-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="boy">boy</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="support">support</span> — <span word="another">another</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bullying">bullying</span>.</p><p>谢丽尔·摩尔的儿子就躺在她的面前。她知道，不久生命支持系统就会被撤掉，她16岁的儿子即将离开人世，又一个因欺凌事件而凋零的生命。</p><p><span word="Alexander">Alexander</span> “<span word="AJ">AJ</span>” <span word="Betts">Betts</span> <span word="Jr">Jr</span>. <span word="attempted">attempted</span> <span word="suicide">suicide</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="July">July</span> 2013, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Des">Des</span> <span word="Moines">Moines</span> <span word="Register">Register</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="shortly">shortly</span> <span word="thereafter">thereafter</span>. <span word="Betts">Betts</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="outed">outed</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="gay">gay</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="death">death</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="KCCI">KCCI</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="schoolmates">schoolmates</span> <span word="constantly">constantly</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="fun">fun</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="him">him</span>, <span word="ridiculing">ridiculing</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="gay">gay</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="American">American</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="cleft">cleft</span> <span word="lip">lip</span>.</p><p>得梅因纪事报报道，小亚历山大·贝茨于2013年7月自杀，并于不久后死亡。贝茨的母亲说，自杀之前，儿子已出柜一年半。他的朋友告诉<span word="KCCI">KCCI</span>，学校同学时常因为他是同性恋，又有一半黑人血统还有他的兔唇而嘲笑、侮辱他。</p><p><span word="Before">Before</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="died">died</span>, <span word="Betts">Betts</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="request">request</span>: <span word="Donate">Donate</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="organs">organs</span>. <span word="A">A</span> 14-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="boy">boy</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="Betts">Betts</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="heart">heart</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="letter">letter</span> <span word="Moore">Moore</span> <span word="received">received</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="rejected">rejected</span>.</p><p>去世之前，贝茨有一个请求：捐献我的器官。摩尔收信后得知，一个十四岁的男孩移植了儿子的心脏，但她说他的眼睛被拒绝接收。</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="Food">Food</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Drug">Drug</span> <span word="Administration">Administration</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="guidance">guidance</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="donor">donor</span> <span word="eligibility">eligibility</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="sex">sex</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="years">years</span> “<span word="should">should</span>” <span word="be">be</span> <span word="ruled">ruled</span> <span word="as">as</span> “<span word="ineligible">ineligible</span>” <span word="for">for</span> <span word="donating">donating</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="tissues">tissues</span>, <span word="labeling">labeling</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="behavior">behavior</span> <span word="a">a</span> “<span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="factor">factor</span>.”</p>
页:
[1]