Sen. Warren Pushes To End Blood Donation Ban
WBUR
BOSTON — In a bipartisan letter Friday, Massachusetts U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren asked the Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to speed up the review of a rule that bans men who have sex with men (MSM) from …
Massachusetts Senator wants blood donation policies re-evaluatedWCVB Boston
Congressional bloc pushes prompt end to nation’s gay blood banMetro Weekly
Warren demands feds lift ban on blood donations from gay menBoston.com
Raw Story –Wisconsin Gazette
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‘Deferral’: Performance piece at Corcoran takes on blood donation, gay rights
Washington Post
You know those stickers that say “I saved a life today” or “Be nice to me, I gave blood”? Those stickers have never made artist Mary Coble feel particularly altruistic. Not because she’s averse to donating blood herself, but because she’s opposed to …
California congressman questions blood donation ban for gay menKOKI FOX 23
California Mayor Evan Low’s Blood Donation Rejected Because He’s GayOpposing Views
California mayor’s blood donation rejected because he’s gayFOX43.com
Politix –ABC17News.com
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NM groups push for minority organ donation
Tbo.com
NM groups push for minority organ donation. Published: August 2, 2013. ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Two New Mexico advocacy groups are pushing for more organ donor registrations among minority groups as part of a nationwide campaign. Officials with …
Minority organ donors needed in CTWTNH
National Day Recognizes Minority Organ DonorsWICS-TV
Wanted: More Hispanic and Native American Organ DonorsCibola County Beacon
Your Houston News –The Rock River Times
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NM groups push for minority organ donation
Las Cruces Sun-News
ALBUQUERQUE – Two New Mexico advocacy groups are pushing for more organ donor registrations among minority groups as part of a nationwide campaign. Officials with Donate Life and New Mexico Donor Services say there’s a desperate need for organ, …
National Day Recognizes Minority Organ DonorsWICS-TV
Wanted: More Hispanic and Native American Organ DonorsCibola County Beacon
Jesse White, volunteers gather to ‘Wave Away the Waiting’ during National …The Rock River Times

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California Mayor Evan Low’s Blood Donation Rejected Because He’s Gay
Opposing Views
The mayor of a city in the Bay Area was asked to help organize a blood drive, but wasn’t allowed to donate because he is openly gay. Evan Low and Rich Waterman, Campbell’s mayor and vice mayor, tried to donate blood on Wednesday at a Red Cross …
‘Deferral’: Performance piece at Corcoran takes on blood donation, gay rightsWashington Post
California mayor’s blood donation rejected because he’s gayFOX43.com
Red Cross breaks blood donation record in Jefferson CityABC17News.com
Clarksville Leaf Chronicle –Progress Illinois
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Ontario Man Completes 8000-Kilometre Solo Bike Ride Across Canada for …
Marketwire (press release)
JOHN’S, NL–(Marketwired – August 02, 2013) – Cayse Ruiter departed from Tofino, British Columbia on June 3 on a solo bike ride across Canada for organ donation awareness dubbed Outlive Yourself. On Friday, August 2, 2013 he will arrive in St. John’s, …

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Activist Canvasses Voluntary Blood Donation
Nigerian Observer
ABUJA – Mr. Michael Nzega, a member of Club 25 Nigeria, an NGO based in Abuja, has urged Nigerians to imbibe the culture of voluntary blood donation to help humanity. Nzega told the newmen that the response of people to blood donation in the country …