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FDA Lifts Ban on Blood Donations from Men Who Have Had Sex with Men
flowers:
http://townhall.com/tipsheet/christinerousselle/2015/12/21/fda-lifts-ban-on-blood-donations-from-men-who-have-had-sex-with-men-n2095897
--- Quote ---The Food and Drug Administration has lifted the ban on blood donations from men who have engaged in sexual relations with another man. Now, in order to donate blood, a man will have had to have been abstinent for the period of one year prior to donation.
BREAKING: FDA lifts formal ban on blood donations from gay men. New policy requires year of abstinence.
— The Associated Press (@AP) December 21, 2015
This new policy is similar to the deferral period for a woman who has engaged in sexual activity with a man who had previously sexual activity with another man, or for someone who has traveled to a country where malaria is prevalent.
The Food and Drug Administration released final rules on Monday that would allow gay and bisexual men to donate blood if they have been celibate for one year. Under previous rules, men who have had sex with men are banned from donating indefinitely.
“Ultimately, the 12-month deferral window is supported by the best available scientific evidence, at this point in time, relevant to the U.S. population. We will continue to actively conduct research in this area and
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Wanna bet all the elite will have their own blood stash?
mountaineer:
I bet if they asked a homosexual man in need of a transfusion whether he'd like "gay" blood or blood from a heterosexual, he'd probably err on the side of caution.
aligncare:
The science is settled...well, sort of.
alicewonders:
I don't know any gay men that can remain abstinent for a year.
mountaineer:
--- Quote from: alicewonders on December 22, 2015, 03:28:02 pm ---I don't know any gay men that can remain abstinent for a year.
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Good point.
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