FDA eases blood donation restrictions for gay and bisexual men.
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The FDA has officially eliminated restrictions that had previously prohibited many blood donations by gay and bisexual men, replacing them with "individual risk-based questions" that will be the same for every blood donor, regardless of their sexual orientation, gender or sex. Most gay and bisexual men who are in a monogamous relationship with a man will no longer have to refrain from sex in order to donate blood. The changes are aimed at addressing years-long criticisms that the previous policy was discriminatory and outdated, and posed yet another barrier to bolstering the nation's blood supply.
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