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To: raybbr
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In an effort to protect the nation’s blood supply from the HIV virus that causes AIDS, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has had a longstanding policy banning most gay men from donating blood.

The policy has angered many in the gay community, who view it as discriminatory and outdated. The FDA maintains that homosexual sex is an "at risk" activity for the spread of HIV and the need to protect the blood supply takes priority over the feelings of gay men.

2 posted on 12/06/2004 9:59:50 AM PST by raybbr
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To: raybbr

Then the FDA did something right. ^^


18 posted on 12/06/2004 10:13:42 AM PST by Constantine XIII
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This is an outrage! Gay men are only 400 times more likely to carry the AIDS virus!

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38 posted on 12/06/2004 10:43:55 AM PST by dangus
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