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Gay Blood Ban Faces Review, Possible Changes

Jul 27th, 2011 @ 10:33 am | Comments Off -
The long-time outright ban on gays donating blood may soon come to an end, as the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) narrowing down the areas they must study to...

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Kerry Continues Push to End Ban on Gay Men Giving Blood

Jul 27th, 2010 @ 9:35 am | Comments Off -
Today, Senator John Kerry (D-Mass.) renewed his call for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to revise the current lifetime ban that prevents gay men from donating blood. The...

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Britain Ready to Admit: No Good to Reason to Ban Gay Blood Donors

Oct 28th, 2009 @ 8:14 am | Comments Off -
That utterly retro policy that prevents gay men from donating blood? Britain is actually considering joining New Zealand, Spain, and Italy to overturn it. How come? Because as...