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82 lawmakers ask for end to ban on gay men donating blood
The Hill ^ | 08/05/13 | Ramsey Cox

Posted on 08/05/2013 12:45:42 PM PDT by fwdude

More than 80 lawmakers have called on the Obama administration to allow gay men to donate blood.

The lawmakers say the administration should change what they say is an "outdated" policy.

Eighty-two lawmakers in the House and Senate signed on to the letter, including Sens. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.). Enzi was the only Republican to sign the letter.

They said Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius should re-evaluate blood donation criteria that ban gay men from donating blood for life.

(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: aids; blooddonation; corruption; democrats; disease; fdrq; filth; gaydisease; grids; hepatitis; hiv; homofascism; homofilth; homosexualagenda; pc; queer; queeringamerica
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To: brownsfan
its not worth it to even have the slightest chance of catching a disease, a deadly disease....

if this happens, we're going have to self donate and keep our own blood in blood banks for our use only....

better yet, I think we should grab the average gay guy off the street, get a unit of blood, and infuse it into one of these legislatures kids....no testing needed...

121 posted on 08/05/2013 5:04:59 PM PDT by cherry
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To: Mike Darancette
Time to set some of my blood aside.

It's only good for about 6 weeks, I think.

If you ever have an emergency operation, you can worry about whether the donor had AIDS. But on the plus side, you can feel good that no sodomite felt insulted about being refused from making a blood donation.

122 posted on 08/05/2013 5:13:36 PM PDT by St_Thomas_Aquinas ( Isaiah 22:22, Matthew 16:19, Revelation 3:7)
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To: JT Hatter

Excellent point and this is a twist on the common leftist gun control talking point...”If only one life is saved”...


123 posted on 08/05/2013 5:15:27 PM PDT by MSF BU (n)
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To: JT Hatter

I am in the same boat. Every time I get forgetful I wonder if the Mad Cow onset is here for me.


124 posted on 08/05/2013 5:17:53 PM PDT by MSF BU (n)
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To: JT Hatter

What happened in France?


125 posted on 08/05/2013 5:19:15 PM PDT by Patriotic1 (Dic mihi solum facta, domina - Just the facts, ma'am)
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To: fwdude

I think the Red Cross has something to say about who they take blood from. I seem to remember they take queer blood but use it for plasma. there’s no federal facility, except the military in emergencies, that I can think of, that actually draws blood. Maes you wonder what these geniuses are actually talking about?


126 posted on 08/05/2013 5:20:36 PM PDT by cherokee1 (skip the names---just kick the buttz)
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To: Venturer

I thought that one could be infected with HIV for several months before it would even show up on a test...


127 posted on 08/05/2013 5:21:07 PM PDT by Patriotic1 (Dic mihi solum facta, domina - Just the facts, ma'am)
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To: Patriotic1

I believe that is true.


128 posted on 08/05/2013 5:38:40 PM PDT by Venturer ( cowardice posturing as tolerance =political correctness)
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To: fwdude
How many innocents have already died from AIDs tainted blood from homosexuals?
Or is it "biased" and/or "discriminatory" to even ask that question?
129 posted on 08/05/2013 6:35:33 PM PDT by vox_freedom (America is being tested as never before in its history. May God help us.)
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To: fwdude
Enzi was the only Republican to sign the letter

Astounding! Absolutely astounding!

With the stroke of a pen Enzi pissed away the one advantage he had over Cheney in his primary race.

Words fail me...

130 posted on 08/05/2013 7:01:25 PM PDT by rhinohunter (Freepers aren't booing -- they're shouting "Cruuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuz")
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To: MSF BU

Excellent point and this is a twist on the common leftist gun control talking point...”If only one life is saved”...
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The ...”if only one life is saved...” is a load of leftist drivel that doesn’t survive critical scrutiny (abortion and death penalty, for example).

In the case of blood contamination, however, the consequences are real and certain.


131 posted on 08/05/2013 7:07:43 PM PDT by JT Hatter (Who is Barack Obama? And What is He Really Up To?)
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To: Patriotic1

What happened in France?
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Even after it was known HIV was transmitted in blood products, several French pharmaceutical companies distributed HIV contaminated products worldwide. Some say 6-8K people (mostly hemophiliacs) were infected. The USA and other countries came up with new blood treatment methods and screening methods to improve the supply (this was in mid-1980s).

While the rest of the world stopped taking blood from homos, the French kept on doing it and a lot of French, as well as others, got infected with HIV. It was a huge scandal in Europe. The French government was involved in covering it up and some French health ministers got convicted of contributing to murder (but most were let go).

The lesson is you can’t let corrupt PC government bureaucrats make decisions like this. Their ideology trumps the common good and evil and suffering is always the end result. Kinda sounds like the USA these days.


132 posted on 08/05/2013 7:20:35 PM PDT by JT Hatter (Who is Barack Obama? And What is He Really Up To?)
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To: fwdude

Of course congress has their personal blood banks for themselves and their families, so like every law they inflict on us, they won’t be affected.


133 posted on 08/05/2013 7:23:06 PM PDT by Old Yeller (Goodbye America. Glad the majority of my years were spent during the good days.)
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To: fwdude
Eighty-two lawmakers in the House and Senate signed on to the letter, including Sens. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.). Enzi was the only Republican to sign the letter.

Eighty-two out of 535... close to 15%.
About the same percentage of the total population which suffers from serious psychological and emotional handicaps.

Personally, I don't care about the proposal, so long as "Truth in Packaging" laws are religiously (if you'll pardon the expression) observed.

134 posted on 08/05/2013 7:44:29 PM PDT by publius911 (Look for the Union label, then buy something else.)
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To: Beagle8U
It isn't just aids, the queers keep inventing nasty new diseases every day.

Like what? (Not disputing, just curious.)

135 posted on 08/05/2013 9:01:14 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (I am in charge!)
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To: ScottinVA
Enzi, huh?

He must be getting some pressure from either a family member or someone who has some “skeleton-in-a-closet” info on him.

YUP, very queer of him. It seems odd & out of character. I suspect he is listening to polling experts and consultants who told him to swing left a little on social issues because he is AFRAID of hyped up RINO Liz Cheney challenge.

136 posted on 08/05/2013 10:17:49 PM PDT by DBeers (†)
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To: GeronL
Geron,

Are you donating to a family member or to a good friend?

About a year ago I read that 5% of the people on the national kidney wait list are FORMER kidney donors.

That put a chill down my spin.

In the past I had thought seriously about making an altruistic donation.

I will still take the risk for friends and family, but pure altruism, sorry, that impulse has ended.

137 posted on 08/05/2013 11:59:16 PM PDT by zeestephen
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To: zeestephen
I just read through a list of Google articles on the “HIV Window” period.

That means, how much time must pass before an initial infection can first be detected.

The shortest “Window” period I found was 9 days.

4-8 weeks seems to be the generally accepted “Window.”

Almost every source recommended re-testing at 3 months and 6 months for absolute certainty.

138 posted on 08/06/2013 12:28:29 AM PDT by zeestephen
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To: zeestephen

my sister


139 posted on 08/06/2013 1:39:50 AM PDT by GeronL
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
New strains Herps and Hep and things they haven't even named yet.

A group of people who dip their appendages in $hit and then put them in their mouth are going to spread lots of disease.

140 posted on 08/06/2013 11:44:36 AM PDT by Beagle8U (Free Republic -- One stop shopping ....... It's the Conservative Super WalMart for news .)
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