Wednesday, May 23, 2007

FDA says gay men still can’t donate blood!

This is unfair and discriminatory...there's a poll about this issue at MSNBC.com..."Do You Think Gay Men Should Be Allowed to Donate Blood?"

 

WASHINGTON - Gay men remain banned for life from donating blood, the government said Wednesday, leaving in place — for now — a 1983 prohibition meant to prevent the spread of HIV through transfusions.

The Food and Drug Administration reiterated its long-standing policy on its Web site Wednesday, more than a year after the Red Cross and two other blood groups criticized the policy as “medically and scientifically unwarranted.”

Source: FDA says gay men still can’t donate blood - AIDS - MSNBC.com

 

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