FDA sets new rules on human tissue donation
Thursday, May 20, 2004 Posted: 10:58 AM EDT (1458 GMT)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- People who donate sperm, eggs and other commonly transplanted tissues will have to be screened for infectious diseases like blood donors are, under long-awaited federal rules announced Thursday.
Donated blood and organs have been strictly regulated for a long time. But less subject to oversight are other donated tissue such as skin for burn victims, ligaments for knee surgery, umbilical cord blood, and sperm and eggs.
Article: http://www.cnn.com/2004/HEALTH/05/20/tissue.rules.ap/index.html