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FDA recommends ending lifetime gay blood donation ban
WOODTV.com WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health officials are recommending an end to the nation’s lifetime ban on blood donations from gay and bisexual men, a 31-year-old policy that many medical groups and gay activists say is no longer justified. The Food and Drug … |
He’s the Only Convicted Organ Trafficker in the U.S., and Now He Can Stay – Bloomberg
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He’s the Only Convicted Organ Trafficker in the U.S., and Now He Can Stay
Bloomberg Nancy Scheper-Hughes, an anthropology professor at the University of California at Berkeley who has written extensively about black-market kidney sales, cheered Rosenbaum’s 2012 jailing, saying he exploited donors in desperate need of cash, including … |
Gay Groups Decry New FDA Rule Requiring Celibacy to Donate Blood – NBCNews.com
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Gay Groups Decry New FDA Rule Requiring Celibacy to Donate Blood
NBCNews.com Gay rights groups rejected a decision by the FDA to ease the blanket ban on gay and bisexual men donating blood, saying the agency’s requirement that this group of donors abstain from sex for a year before giving was “offensive” and imposed a “de facto … |
FDA to Revise Blood Ban, Allow Gay Men to Donate—if They’re Celibate – Slate Magazine (blog)
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FDA to Revise Blood Ban, Allow Gay Men to Donate—if They’re Celibate
Slate Magazine (blog) But as we’ve learned over the last 31 years, there’s very little reason behind the FDA’s gay-related policies. The American Red Cross, America’s Blood Centers, the American Association of Blood Banks, and the American Medical Association have all moved … Gay Men React to the FDA’s Proposed Blood-Donation GuidelinesNew York Magazine FDA to require one-year abstinence for gay blood donorsWashington Blade FDA partially lifts gay blood ban, advocates not happyWindy City Times Macro Insider all 815 news articles » |
The End of the Obama Era – The Atlantic
The AtlanticThe End of the Obama EraThe AtlanticLast month, an advisory panel in the Department of Health and Human Services voted to recommend the lifting of a ban on blood donation by gay and bisexual that dates all the way back to the early 1980s. T…
Cretekos reaches blood donation milestone – Tampa Bay Newspapers
Cretekos reaches blood donation milestoneTampa Bay NewspapersAccording to oneblood.org, whole blood donation is the traditional method of donating and allows for the drawing of red blood cells, platelets and plasma at one time. After a donation, the bl…
US moves to lift ban on blood donations from homosexual men – Deutsche Welle
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US moves to lift ban on blood donations from homosexual men
Deutsche Welle “The agency will take the necessary steps to recommend a change to the blood donor deferral period for men who have sex with men from indefinite deferral to one year since the last sexual contact,” said a statement from FDA Director Margaret Hamburg. |
FDA could end blood donation ban by some gay men – WMUR Manchester
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FDA could end blood donation ban by some gay men
WMUR Manchester “The lifetime ban on blood donation for men who have sex with men is discriminatory and not based on sound science,” said AMA board member Dr. William Kobler. The AMA is advocating for a new policy to ensure blood donation bans or deferrals are based … |
FDA could end blood donation ban by some gay men – WCVB Boston
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FDA could end blood donation ban by some gay men
WCVB Boston “The lifetime ban on blood donation for men who have sex with men is discriminatory and not based on sound science,” said AMA board member Dr. William Kobler. The AMA is advocating for a new policy to ensure blood donation bans or deferrals are based … |
The FDA Blew Its Chance to End the Ridiculous Ban on Gay Blood Donation – Gizmodo
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The FDA Blew Its Chance to End the Ridiculous Ban on Gay Blood Donation
Gizmodo So much for ending government-mandated discrimination. The FDA today eased restrictions on blood donation for gay and bisexual men—but only if they haven’t had any sex in the past year. Good try, FDA, but this is still messed up. The glaringly … |