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Pols: Vee Vant to Suck Gay Blood
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Sabrina Jaszi
Published Mar 6, 2010
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In sight of dangerously low levels at the city’s blood banks, some NY politicians want to lift a federal ban on blood donation by gay males. Ever-resourceful U.S. Rep. Anthony Wiener said today that the regulation, which was put into place in 1983 for gay men, regardless of whether they were HIV positive, is outdated, ignorant and due for repeal. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and 18 other U.S. senators are also not afraid of catching something, reports the AP. The FDA fired back: "while FDA appreciates concerns about perceived discrimination, our decision to maintain the deferral policy is based on current science and data." It added that the "hemophilia community" opposes changing the policy.
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