X-Message-Number: 28035
Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2006 20:35:13 -0700 (PDT)
From: Doug Skrecky <>
Subject: section 14 bans organ transplantation in BC

Here's my first reply. It is about what I expected.
I'm still trying to get a lawyer to offer some feedback on this matter.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2006 08:53:36 -0700
From: Tayt Winnitoy
Subject: RE: section 14 bans organ transplantation in BC

Dear Doug Skrecky,
Thank you for your email regarding the interpretation of section 14 of
the CIFSA and its relationship to organs for transplant. This section of
the legislation was meant to deal specifically with arrangements related
to the preservation and storage of human remains. The Act defines human
remains as a dead human body in any stage of decomposition. I would
therefore not consider organs for transplant as human remains and
therefore would not consider your activities as the BC Transplant
Society as triggering any violation of section 14.

Regardless, I have copied your message below and my response above to
the Ministry of Public Safety & Solicitor General so they are aware of
your concerns. Please feel free to call (604 296-2853)or email me should
you have any further concerns,

Yours,
Tayt Winnitoy
Executive Director, Operations
BPCPA

-----Original Message-----
From: Doug Skrecky [mailto:]
Sent: Friday, June 09, 2006 10:20 PM
To: Tayt Winnitoy
Subject: section 14 bans organ transplantation in BC

Tayt Winnitoy, Director of Operations
Business Practices and Consumer Protection Authority

Dear sir:

  It has come to my attention that section 14 of Bill 3 2004
Cremation, Interment and Funeral Services Act bans organ
transplantation in the province of BC. See link
(http://www.legis.gov.bc.ca/37th5th/3rd_read/gov03-3.htm). I have
reproduced section 14 below. As you can see, (c) bans (for example)
the sale of transplantation solutions in BC, that are offered, or
sold, on the expectation of the resuscitation of human remains such
as kidneys. I also take a dim view of the banning of cryonics in BC
in 14(a), and 14(b) apparently bans something that has never existed.
  I would like to request that some consideration be given to
deleting section 14 from the Cremation, Interment and Funeral
Services Act.
_________________________________________________________________
Prohibition on sales, and offers of sale, of
arrangements relating to cryonics and irradiation

14 A person must not offer for sale, or sell, an arrangement for the
preservation or storage of human remains that is based on

(a) cryonics,

(b) irradiation, or

(c) any other means of preservation or storage, by whatever name
called,

and that is offered, or sold, on the expectation of the resuscitation
of human remains at a future time.
___________________________________________________________________

Note: here are some statistics from the B.C. Transplant Society's
website:
Number of solid organ transplants performed in BC in 2005:
191 Total
115 kidney (74 Living Donor, 41 Deceased Donor)
 34 liver (3 Living Donor, 31 Deceased Donor)
 16 heart
  3 pancreas-kidney
  2 pancreas
 11 pancreas-islet
  7 single-lung
  3 double-lung

Yours sincerely
Doug Skrecky

CC:
BC Transplant Society
3rd Floor, West Tower
555 West 12th Ave
Vancouver, BC
V5Z 3X7

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