RAMROD 85,896 Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 (edited) The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced it will be changing a current three month abstinence policy for blood donations from gay men. Current rules only allow donations if a man has not had sex with another man for that period. Under new "individual risk-based" draft rules, all potential donors would be asked about new or multiple sexual partners in the past three months. The FDA hopes this change will encourage more blood donations. Advocacy groups have for years called the current restrictions discriminatory against the LGBT community since modern technologies screen blood for infectious diseases. According to the draft recommendations, all people seeking to donate blood will be asked if they've had new or multiple sexual partners within three months and if they have had annal sex. If the answer is yes to both, a person would have to wait three months to donate blood. Anyone who has tested positive HIV will still be barred from donating blood. All blood will continue to be screened for diseases like HIV, and Hepatitis B and C. USA bans on blood donations from gay and bisexual men started in the 1980s in an effort to curb the AIDS epidemic. It was only in 2015 when the FDA changed its lifetime ban to a one year abstinence policy for blood donations from gay men. The changes will take a few months as the FDA will receive public feedback for 60 days before finalising the guidelines. "We feel confident that the safety of the blood supply will be maintained," said Dr Peter Marks, director of the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research at the FDA. This will follow Canada, The UK, France, Greece, Israel, Hungary, Denmark and Brazil which also recently lifted restrictions on blood donations. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-64433434 Edited January 28 by RAMROD (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ✧*:･ﾟ Kamehame-heehee! (*´艸｀*) ♡♡♡ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pennywise 30,973 Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 14 minutes ago, RAMROD said: Under new "individual risk-based" draft rules, all potential donors would be asked about new or multiple sexual partners in the past three months. Will they do the same thing for the str*ights? If not, it is still discriminatory. I wouldn't ever give blood or donate organs in a system like that. Like, even if I knew it would save lives. YOUR GOD IS NOT HERE MICHAEL NOR WILL HE EVER BE 2 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rahrahbitchson 12,037 Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 So str8 people are exempt from STD's? MAKE IT MAKE SENSE Quizás bastaba respirar, sólo respirar, muy lento...💙 7 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Borisapillar 5,259 Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 Too late 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tempest 665 Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 Yeah still never getting my blood. also changing it to okay for gays who haven’t had **** sex is about the same as it currently is…. **** this 1 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kimmo 68,086 Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 (edited) You know there's alternatives to blood transfusions, however is very expensive and only certain doctors will do it.. That's what Jehovah Witnesses do, I read about it and I found it so interesting because it can be effective since blood transfusions lead to more medical problems... Now I am not talking about their religious believes but the alternative they take for blood transfusions... im also not a an expert but it always fascinated me.. Many Witnesses accept the transfusion of derivatives of primary blood components such as albumin solutions, cryoprecipitate, clotting factor concentrates (including fibrinogen concentrate) and immunoglobulins Ever since a member told me about it and I researched and found out that more doctors are actually advocating for it, but once again is limited Especially since blood transfusions are dangerous and should only be done if is necessary, pretty much the last option.. Edited January 28 by Kimmo Hottie Detector Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ployd 806 Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 That's cool! I just donated today and completely lied on the questionnaire 🤣. Your girl needs grocery money 1 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Grigio Guy 2,695 Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 3 hours ago, Pennywise said: Will they do the same thing for the str*ights? If not, it is still discriminatory. I wouldn't ever give blood or donate organs in a system like that. Like, even if I knew it would save lives. 3 hours ago, Rahrahbitchson said: So str8 people are exempt from STD's? MAKE IT MAKE SENSE …the article says it will ask ANYONE attempting to donate blood…. What’s the question? Religion is a product to sell. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
River 75,039 Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 My blood is too precious to be given away lol "Banana is not just a fruit, it's a lover" Joe Biden 1898 in the Phantom of the Oprah 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NATAH 22,335 Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 me when they start asking me for blood mother, what must i do? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
luckyanderson 352 Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 My Mom has a really rare blood type and is constantly called by the RedCross so presumably I might as well but I refuse. I am gay and haven't ever been sexually active (and probably never will be) but will still never donate on the basis this discrimination has been perpetuated for too long and further aided in the misinformation and stigmatization of HIV awareness and safe and healthy same-sex behaviors and activities. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pennywise 30,973 Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 5 hours ago, Ployd said: That's cool! I just donated today and completely lied on the questionnaire 🤣. Your girl needs grocery money ...y'all get money for blood? YOUR GOD IS NOT HERE MICHAEL NOR WILL HE EVER BE 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ployd 806 Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 3 hours ago, Pennywise said: ...y'all get money for blood? Yeah, we get 20 dollar gift cards each time, they did that so more people would donate 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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