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Lifetime blood donor ban for gay men lifted - as long as they haven't had sex for a year (UK)
Mail Online ^ | 09/08/2011 | Claire Bates

Posted on 09/08/2011 6:34:20 AM PDT by fwdude

Gay men will be able to give blood as long as they haven't had sex for 12 months, the Government announced today, overturning a lifetime ban brought in due to the spread of HIV and Aids.

The move came in response to new scientific evidence that found a lifetime ban was an unnecessary safety precaution.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: blood; healthcare; homosexualagenda
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Note: this is the U.K. that is doing this. Unknown how it will affect our policy here in the U.S.
1 posted on 09/08/2011 6:34:23 AM PDT by fwdude
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Don’t expect this new, lax restriction to be satisfactory for the homos, they will scream that they are still not being treated “equally.” One commentor at the end of the article said he would lie because he is in a “monogamous” relationship.


2 posted on 09/08/2011 6:36:34 AM PDT by fwdude ("When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve ...")
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I’ve got a stream flooding through my yard, it’s taking away everything the hurricane didn’t.

Gee, I needed this laugh this morning.


3 posted on 09/08/2011 6:38:48 AM PDT by Rytas
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The leftist elites in Washington are trying to “patttern” the U.S. after the flawwed government we overthrew in the 1700s.

Therefore I expect B.O. and his bastards to try and copy this idiotic decision.


4 posted on 09/08/2011 6:39:10 AM PDT by ZULU ( Non nobis, non nobis, Domine, sed nomini tuo da gloriam)
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To: fwdude

So what are they going to have to show for proof - a punchcard for every time they have been punched?


5 posted on 09/08/2011 6:41:15 AM PDT by crusty old prospector
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To: fwdude

Sodomites will lie about virtually anything when it suits their purposes. They will certainly lie about this, and people will develop serious illnesses or die as a result.


6 posted on 09/08/2011 6:44:55 AM PDT by achilles2000 ("I'll agree to save the whales as long as we can deport the liberals")
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"Today's announcement was welcomed by human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell, but he said it fell short of lifting the ban on gay men who always use condoms.

"He said: 'Although the new policy is a big improvement on the existing discriminatory rules, a 12-month ban is still excessive and unjustified.'"

I'd like to inject this piece of excrement with a syringe of HIV blood.

7 posted on 09/08/2011 6:45:31 AM PDT by fwdude ("When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve ...")
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So they load the gun and point it at their head with the Islamic immigration and now they try to permanently wipe out the gene pool.


8 posted on 09/08/2011 6:47:04 AM PDT by mazda77
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No sex for a year. Sure like that will happen just so they can give blood.

My question is ‘why’? Isn’t there enough people that can give?
Do they pay money to give? Are they selling to other countries?
or another way to get rid of those climate changing humans.


9 posted on 09/08/2011 6:49:54 AM PDT by TribalPrincess2U (Rabid democRATS and 0bama the dictator own it all now.)
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To: fwdude

I don’t get this. Are gays in the UK registered as such? How the hell would anyone know a donor is gay? And isn’t donated blood screened for aids anyway?


10 posted on 09/08/2011 6:50:48 AM PDT by 101voodoo
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To: Rytas

You could be having wildfires destroying your house during the unprecedented drought like we are having here in Texas. Count your blessings.


11 posted on 09/08/2011 6:50:48 AM PDT by fwdude ("When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve ...")
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isn’t this what John F’n Kerry is pushing for here in the US?


12 posted on 09/08/2011 6:50:55 AM PDT by WOBBLY BOB (My mind is like a steel trap: rusty and illegal in 37 states.)
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realistically, the screening is simply a bunch of questions anyways...if theyre not testing the blood, shame on em...


13 posted on 09/08/2011 6:51:02 AM PDT by Gilbo_3 (Gov is not reason; not eloquent; its force.Like fire,a dangerous servant & master. George Washington)
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To: fwdude

Upon reading the headline I instantly wondered about International Red Cross. I don’t know how that works relative to blood transfers internationally.

Perhaps somebody could clue us on the matter.


14 posted on 09/08/2011 6:51:08 AM PDT by rockinqsranch (Dems, Libs, Socialists, call 'em what you will, they ALL have fairies livin' in their trees.)
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According to the article, several other countries, including Japan, Australia and Sweden, already have this one-year policy in place.


15 posted on 09/08/2011 6:53:32 AM PDT by fwdude ("When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve ...")
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Canada to follow soon?


16 posted on 09/08/2011 6:55:37 AM PDT by Cletus.D.Yokel (Islam is a violent and tyrannical political ideology and has nothing to do with "religion".)
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To: Gilbo_3

Of course, people can lie. But they’d be lying. And they’ll have to lie directly in the face of donation personnel. That’s the point. Some will have enough moral fiber left in them to tell the truth or not donate at all. It’s a screen, which is not foolproof, but has some positive effect anyway.


17 posted on 09/08/2011 6:56:16 AM PDT by fwdude ("When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve ...")
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To: fwdude

Well, let’s see: homosexuals comprise about 1 to 2 percent of the population. Out of that 1 to 2 percent, what percent do we suppose hasn’t had sex for a year?


18 posted on 09/08/2011 7:00:45 AM PDT by Mr Ramsbotham (Laws against sodomy are honored in the breech.)
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To: Gilbo_3

They probably do test the blood, but the test doesn’t always detect the virus if the donor was only recently infected. There was talk a while back of loosening the standards in the US as well. Bad news for anyone who might need a blood transfusion.


19 posted on 09/08/2011 7:04:26 AM PDT by Verginius Rufus
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To: fwdude

Bank your own blood, otherwise it’s always a crapshoot


20 posted on 09/08/2011 7:06:09 AM PDT by NonValueAdded (So much stress was put on Bush's Fault that it finally let go, magnitude 6)
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