Paul Mason (July 5, 1935 – December 7, 1998)[1] was an American politician and activist who served in the Kentucky House of Representatives from the 91st district from 1987 until his death in 1998.
[3][4] On January 17, 1987, his daughter, Belinda Mason, was given a blood transfusion while giving birth to her second child.
The blood that she received had not been previously tested, and a subsequent analysis revealed that it was contaminated with AIDS.
On July 24, 1987, Mason, his daughter, and her husband, Steve Carden, sued Regional Medical Center of Hopkins County for US$10 Million, and won.
[5][6] On November 30, 1998, Mason had surgery for a growth on his adrenal gland at Massachusetts General Hospital.