KSFYUS panel fails to lift ban on gay blood donorsYahoo NewsWashington (AFP) – A panel of experts convened by US health regulators failed Wednesday to decide whether a lifetime ban should be lifted on gay men donating blood, following two days of heate…
Daily MailUS panel fails to make recommendation on gay blood donorsDaily MailA panel of experts convened by US health regulators failed to recommend whether a lifetime ban should be lifted on gay men donating blood, following two days of heated deliber…
wtvr.comFDA considers allowing gay men to donate bloodwtvr.comThe top priorities of the blood banking community are the safety of our volunteer blood donors and the ultimate recipients of blood. As one measure to promote blood safety, the U.S. Food and…
Washington Times |
FDA ponders change to gay blood donation policy
Washington Times Government health advisers voiced concerns about lifting the nation’s 31-year-old ban on blood donations from gay and bisexual men, despite growing pressure from gay rights advocates, medical experts and blood banks, but a daylong hearing produced no … |
The Guardian |
U.S. to Revisit 31-Year Ban on Blood Donation by Gay Men
Bloomberg The Food and Drug Administration said it’s weighing whether to end a total ban on blood donations from gay and bisexual men after seeking information from two advisory panels on how a change would affect the U.S. blood supply. “The FDA will consider … FDA to consider lifting ban on blood donations from gay and bisexual menThe Guardian FDA panel to review ban on blood donation from men who have gay sexAl Jazeera America US mulls lifting ban on gay blood donationsDaily Mail Washington Times –KOIN.com –The Hill all 126 news articles » |
The GuardianFDA to consider lifting ban on blood donations from gay and bisexual menThe GuardianLast month, an advisory panel of doctors and blood-donation advocates recommended the FDA end the ban and move to a one-year deferral, bringing the US more …
End of discriminatory blood ban could help save livesCBS NewsHis answer disqualified him from being a donor then and it still holds today, the result of a rule put in place at the height of the HIV/AIDS crisis that bans men who have had sex with other …
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Let gay men donate blood
Washington Post (blog) Gay men would be able to donate blood. So far so good, right? But if they have had sex with another man over the previous year they cannot donate blood for a year. Say what now? Let me tell you, for most gay men that’s still a lifetime ban. While I … |
Times of India |
Guests donate blood, organs at Gujarat wedding
Times of India VADODARA: When his daughter got married on Sunday, the guests didn’t turn up with gifts. Instead many queued up to donate blood and pledged to donate their bodies. Having campaigned for blood and organ donation all his life, Dr R B Bhesania made it … |
Rochester Democrat and ChronicleHenrietta man is serious about blood donationsRochester Democrat and ChronicleMost donations are whole blood, and Farrell did that for the few several years. A whole blood donation is separated into red cells, plasma and…