AMA SUPPORTS ALLOWING RESEARCH ON ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION BETWEEN HIV-INFECTED INDIVIDUALS
NEW ORLEANS - Nov. 14, 2011 - The American Medical Association (AMA) today voted to support amending a federal law that bars clinical research of HIV-infected organ donation, as a potentially lifesaving measure for people living with HIV infection.Advances in the medical management of HIV infection coupled with improvements in transplant outcomes could make organ transplantation a viable clinical option for many HIV-infected patients. Despite these scientific advances, the Federal National Organ Transplant Act of 1984 precludes donations of HIV-infected organs, thereby prohibiting