J. Reuben Clark told by doctors that LDS Hospital segregated blood and that blood changes after a certain amount of time.
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Anonymous, The Diaries of J. Reuben Clark, 1933–1961, Abridged, with Appendix 1. The Diaries of Stephen L Richards, 1951–1954, Abridged and Appendix 2. The Diaries of Marion G. Romney, 1941–1961, Abridged (Salt Lake City, UT: Privately Published, 2010), entry for July 9, 1951, 175
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[July 9, 1951]
Asked Bro. Wonnacott if the LDS Hospital had its own blood bank; he said that they did, and they have no difficulty doing it; they do not have to buy it; they require one more pint than the patient uses from donors; they have been charging a service charge for the processing of Veterans; they screen the donors very thoroughly; they use no colored blood; Dr. Madsen is no longer with them; the girl who had been with the Hospital for 25 years is directing the Bank; Pres. Clark referred to his conversation with Dr. Madsen. Mr. Wonnacott confirmed Pres. Clark's understanding of what he thought he got from Dr. Madsen, that there were ways of tracing family relationships through blood; he did not remember that the question of negro blood was discussed. Bro. Wonnnacott reiterated that they never give negro blood to a white patient; that now they claim it does not make a bit of difference from whom the blood comes; the blood changes over a certain period of time.
- BHR Staff Commentary
It seems possible that the "Dr. Madsen" referred to is "Dr. G. Albin Matson," to whom President Clark wrote a letter on this subject on 12 April 1948.
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