[Gay State Conservative]

Having spent 20 years in clinical medicine this,on its face,doesn't sound unreasonable,largely due to the fact that alcohol and illegal drugs play such a huge role in damaging health.However,if it comes to pass that a patient is reported to authorities for having refused to answer or having given a false answer...or,worse still,medical personnel are compelled by law to ask such questions and/or reveal answers to police/prosecutors/courts...then it becomes really bad.And you can be sure that Rats,at least,will want exactly that to happen.

I give blood regularly,as do many folks.You should hear some of the questions you're asked beforehand! Do you frequent hookers? Do you shoot drugs? Do you (a guy) take it up the ***? Etc,etc.As silly and embarrassing these questions are there's a legitimate medical reason for each.

[elcid1970]

I gave blood right after 9-11 (A Neg, not too common) & went on giving until they banned anyone stationed in Germany between 1980-1990. Mad Cow disease is the reason they still give when I asked to donate last month even though I came back from Germany in 1983. It’s ridiculous!

Ironically the price of beef in the commissary over there was cheap since it was bought locally. Some Congressman who was also big in the American Cattlemens’ Association tried to ban local beef purchases but failed.

Anyway, if I’m ever allowed to donate again, they’ll probably ask me, “Do you own guns?”