FDA lifts ban on blood donations from gay and bisexual men in the US.
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The US FDA has relaxed its restrictions on blood donations from gay and bisexual men, moving to an "individual risk-based approach" that evaluates all prospective donors by the same set of criteria while screening for recent, higher-risk sexual activity. The new policy takes its cue from the UK and Canada, but only applies to those who have had the same sexual partner during the past three months. The FDA is also recommending that those who use pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) or post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) must defer making a donation. Gay rights advocates welcomed the move, but cautioned that the bias embedded into this policy may cost lives.
- US FDA relaxes blood donation rules for gay and bisexual men BBC
- FDA paves way for more gay and bisexual men to donate blood with new risk-based assessment CNN
- FDA updates blood donation policy to include gay, bisexual men The Hill
- New blood donations rules allow more gay men to give in US The Associated Press
- F.D.A. Ends Ban on Blood Donations From Gay and Bisexual Men The New York Times
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