Yeah sure, let them donate blood and while the prime idiot minister is at it he should allow heroine and meth junkies donate too, of course after they stop swapping dirty needles. (sarcasm)Duh
Let 'em donate blood to you, Prime Minister.
Too bad the FDA doesn't control screening at airports.
The day that happens is the end of my giving blood, other than a directed donation.
An interesting way to put it, although I imagine translations from Swedish are difficult.
You would not say, "People are asked not to jump off the Empire State Building because pavement is deemed to be hard", would you?
While donated blood is screened for antibodies to HIV, there is always a period of time during which the virus can be in an individual's system, but antibodies to the virus have not yet been formed. That means that there is still, despite tests performed on the blood supply, a risk of contracting HIV (or any of a number of other diseases) from a blood transfusion will always exist. Having taken this into account, and the fact that gay men have such a high risk of contracting HIV due to anal sex, the FDA's ban on donations of blood by gay men is a prudent decision, and very necessary.
That some folks want their perverted sexuality to be affirmed, glorified, and portrayed as not being high-risk does not mean that others should have to take the chance of being affected by that behavior.
Let them try it.
Gee, should all of us who have a Mad Moo deferment be allowed to give blood, too?
Perhaps the FDA needs to specify that ANY individual that has traveled to, from or resided in Sweden will be permanently banned from giving blood anywhere within the Continental U.S., territories, and possessions, and that NO blood products which may have originated in, traveled through, or temporarily stored in Sweden may be used for any purpose whatsoever by any U.S. health facility or licensed medical practitioner.
How do you like THAT, eh Prime Minister Persson?
Interesting news site -- there's a "comments" section right below the article.
Check out the several comments of "Nigel E.j. Griffiths," a Brit apparently living in Sweden. Hilarious!
Is the double "SS" in the name Persson pronounced as though the speaker had a lisp?
ex: Perthon
Interesting? No wonder Swedish Prime Minister Göran Persson is sympathetic to gay men.
I'm OK with that, as long as they can only donate to Swedes, Democrats, Socialists, Islamo-fascists and commies.
An unusual, still alive Darwin Award is due this Swedish idiot.
Sure, increase the risk of infection for sick people to pander to the self-esteem of a privileged class of people...
This is beyond stupid.
I'm fine with gays donating blood, as long it is to a separate entity from all other blood organizations, so that there can be no mix-up, and if it is boldly labeled as being from a gay donor.
Let's see how many doctors and patients want to use it.
Yeah sure, let them donate blood and while the prime idiot minister is at it he should allow heroine and meth junkies donate too, of course after they stop swapping dirty needles. (sarcasm)I clicked, by mistake on the link. I urge everyone to go have a look. It's like a swedish Harvard Lampoon, except I think it's supposed to be serious. puts the whole thing into context though. lots of euro-girlie-man America bashing. Hell hath no fury like a girlie man scorned...oh,wait, yes it does.