Dan Pierce
2015-12-24 04:53:45 UTC
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Barack OBama.
The political party that introduced ebola to the USA.
F.D.A. Ends Ban, Allowing Some Blood Donations by Gay Men
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/22/health/fda-ends-ban-allowing-
some-blood-donations-by-gay-men.html?_r=0
Following up on a preliminary recommendation it made a year ago,
the Food and Drug Administration said on Monday that the agency
would scrap a decades-old lifetime prohibition on blood donation
by gay and bisexual men.
The agency continued to bar men who have had sex with men in the
past year, however, saying the measure was needed to keep the
blood supply safe.
Gay rights groups considered the lifting of the lifetime ban a
major stride toward ending a discriminatory national policy, but
had wanted blanket bans for gay men to be removed entirely.
Donations should be considered on an individual basis, critics
said, as some gay men like some heterosexual men and women
are at far higher risk of H.I.V. infection than others.
GMHC, the advocacy group formerly known as Gay Mens Health
Crisis, harshly criticized the 12-month delay. Kelsey Louie, the
groups chief executive officer, said it ignores the modern
science of H.I.V.-testing technology while perpetuating the
stereotype that all gay and bisexual men are inherently
dangerous.
The Food and Drug Administration enacted the lifetime ban in
1983, early in the AIDS epidemic. The virus that would become
known as H.I.V. was discovered that year, and no way to test for
it in donations existed.
Now, however, tests can tell whether donated blood contains the
virus in as little as nine days after the donor has been
infected. The window period during which a unit of donated
blood might test negative but still infect the recipient is
the reason for continuing time-based bans on people who engage
in various kinds of high-risk behavior.
Barack OBama.
The political party that introduced ebola to the USA.
F.D.A. Ends Ban, Allowing Some Blood Donations by Gay Men
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/22/health/fda-ends-ban-allowing-
some-blood-donations-by-gay-men.html?_r=0
Following up on a preliminary recommendation it made a year ago,
the Food and Drug Administration said on Monday that the agency
would scrap a decades-old lifetime prohibition on blood donation
by gay and bisexual men.
The agency continued to bar men who have had sex with men in the
past year, however, saying the measure was needed to keep the
blood supply safe.
Gay rights groups considered the lifting of the lifetime ban a
major stride toward ending a discriminatory national policy, but
had wanted blanket bans for gay men to be removed entirely.
Donations should be considered on an individual basis, critics
said, as some gay men like some heterosexual men and women
are at far higher risk of H.I.V. infection than others.
GMHC, the advocacy group formerly known as Gay Mens Health
Crisis, harshly criticized the 12-month delay. Kelsey Louie, the
groups chief executive officer, said it ignores the modern
science of H.I.V.-testing technology while perpetuating the
stereotype that all gay and bisexual men are inherently
dangerous.
The Food and Drug Administration enacted the lifetime ban in
1983, early in the AIDS epidemic. The virus that would become
known as H.I.V. was discovered that year, and no way to test for
it in donations existed.
Now, however, tests can tell whether donated blood contains the
virus in as little as nine days after the donor has been
infected. The window period during which a unit of donated
blood might test negative but still infect the recipient is
the reason for continuing time-based bans on people who engage
in various kinds of high-risk behavior.