Harvard Homosexual Leader Urges Others To Lie When Donating Blood

Toogood Reports ^ | October 2, 2001 | Rev. Louis P. Sheldon

[who knows what evil?]

I agree. Its a completely different mindset.

It sure is...most of us describe it as a "mental illness". Oh, wait...the AMA changed their mind about that back in the mid 70's. Never mind.

[constitutiongirl]

I think it's a point of wasting time and money. People who have been tattooed or pierced within the past year are also asked to wait for a year before giving. It just eliminates 'high risk' blood donors from using up limited resources.

[AmericanCheeseFood]

Ick !

[who knows what evil?]

It was reported on FOX that one-third of the blood donated for the victims of the attacks was contaminated with STDs including AIDS. Anyone need a blood transfusion?

Hospitals will allow you to donate your own blood in preparation for surgery. However, there is NO GUARANTEE that you will receive your OWN blood if needed during surgical procedure. Don't worry, though...ALL blood is tested. Are you comfortable with that? Real cozy? As cozy as the passengers at Logan who thought airport security was "state of the art"?

[white trash redneck]

The AMA has become a hive of politically correct drones.

[who knows what evil?]

No kidding!

[constitutiongirl]

Did you know they also ask women if they've been involved in anal intercourse or if they have had unprotected sex? It has nothing to do with the person being gay, it helps screen potentially diseased donations. If one is in a high risk transmission category, they shouldn't be offended because someone points it out. Do we hear any junkies complaining?It stops being a 'private matter' when you give a body fluid to be inserted into another human being. If they don't want to answer the questions, they're free not to donate.

[cdw19390]

Does this clear up in everyone's mind why there was a Hitler?

[gridlock]

All blood is screened. However, most people who are infected will test positive for the first six months. During this time, they are infectious, and any blood taken from them will be, also. That is why when somebody has an accidental exposure to HIV, they are tested immediately and then after six months. The first test is just a baseline, to determine whether the infection resulted from the accidental exposure. Until they get a negative result after six months, they are advised to take precautions to avoid transmission of the disease.

If the Red Cross wanted to develop better information, I guess they could ask if somebody has had unprotected homosexual sex within since 1973 and then follow up with HIV testing questions and ask if they have done so within the last six months. However, from their point of view, it is more practical to just exclude the entire population, and take blood from a lower risk group. The increase in the number of available donors that would result from a more thorough screening is so small that the added complexity and possibility for tragic error is not justified.

It's a practical issue, not a civil rights one. Nobody is denied a civil right because they are unable to give blood. In fact, one can donate and have a completely confidential way to opt out from having their blood transfused, if one is under societal pressure to donate.

[gridlock]

OOPS. Infected individuals will test NEGATIVE for as long as six months, while still being infectious. I should proofread more carefully.

PS. I used the confidential opt-out on a blood donation once, for an unrelated reason. I had been taking malaria preventative medication in the previous six months, but we had a big blood drive at work and everybody was expected to pony up. I did so, but used the confidential opt-out sticker to make sure there would not be a problem with my blood. There were no problems whatsoever.

[txoilman]

Falwell was right!

[Enough_Deceit]

Just as a footnote: I had surgery the beginning of this year, and did autologous blood donations. (When you put aside your own blood for your own personal use.) Anyway, even though it was being put back into my own body, they still did the the basic screenings each time. However, they didn't do as stringent of a job since I was getting the blood right back and it wasn't going to anyone else.

[dbbeebs]

Their blood will be screened out anyway.

Perhaps. IIRC, there is a latency period where HIV infected blood shows up negative on the tests.

[ohioman]

Whatever ...Most here still find the homo lifestyle disgusting and have no respect for Butt-Pirates.

[SuziQ]

"The [Red Cross] rule is based on homophobic stereotypes. In this case I don't think it is unreasonable to ignore it."

Yeah, try telling that to the families of kids who have contracted AIDS and died because of blood transfusions; and there are many more than Ryan White! There are adults dealing with the results of transfusions back in the 80's before it was widely known that AIDS was transmitted by blood products. Most of those who received the tainted blood have died, but some are still fighting the disease.

This is disgusting that this man would even THINK about endangering his fellow human beings to make a political point! And the worst part is; young homosexual men are not even trying to have 'safe sex' anymore! They are looking for the thrill, going to the bath houses, having anonymous sex in clubs. You'd think the whole AIDS thing never happened!

[FreedomFriend]

It really sickens me how many people have to villify Pat Robertson and Jerry Fallwell as if they aren't truly Christians.

What are you talking about?

First of all, Robertson and Fallwell are castigated because they actually speak up for the Bible, and they do not budge, nor do they try to inject relativism into the doctrine of Jesus Christ, as do some of these "mainstream" denominations.

Pat Robertson and Jerry Fallwell are very good men. They've done more good for the message of Jesus Christ than nearly everyone, combined, who are pointing the fingers at them. Robertson built a Christian network, CBN, which is anchored by the 700 Club. Fallwell started a Christian University to educate and inform young adults by mentally and spiritually.

Some people need to stop comparing Fallwell and Robertson as the bad seeds of Christianity likened to Sharpton and Jackson as the bad seeds of black Americans, and this guy the bad seeds of the Homosexual community.

First of all, Jackson and Sharpton are shakedown artists and they do little, if anything, positive for the black community. They don't deal with real problems that plague the black community, rather they go after Civil War monuments and symbols, sewing corporations for not having a certain percentage of blacks, even if it is in an almost all white area.

This homosexual guy represents a disgusting abnormal lifestyle that is deadly and that is immoral.

Robertson and Fallwell stand up for the Bible, Christ's teachings, and work to reach out to all people. Yeah, as if Jerry and Pat are bad guys that you must compare them to con artists and immoral deviants.

[Don Myers]

"ALL blood is tested. Are you comfortable with that?"

Can pigs fly?