Flamers excluded.
And it’s still all based on an honor system.
I got no further than the above. This is total b.s. Let the medical experts decide; leave the politics out.
Why am I supporting NPR through taxes to produce this drivel? Have not listened in 15 years due to the overwhelming bias.
The Gaystapo desperately want HIV/AIDS to jump full force into the breeder community, so that their immoral, dangerous, and perverted lifestyle will seem more “normal.” Stunningly illogical, of course.
Fixed it.
Median age at death of homosexual white males in the U.S. is 47. For homosexual black males, 43. And they want to tell us that their dangerous, filthy, disease-ridden lifestyle is “normal?”
This is insanity. I recommend FReepers start their own family blood bank. Many such services available.
I had Hepatitus A back in 1959 and still can’t give blood. My oldest daughter was born in Germany in 1984, and because of Chernobyl and of the European mad-cow scare of the mid-80s cant be a blood donor.
When will the FDA decide that we both can be blood donors?
And they should be excluded if they live that lifestyle. It’s known to be highly promiscuous with many anonymous partners. Common sense prevails at keast 3 times I know of now in the past 6 years (this decision, Hobby Lobby, and Chick-fi-la)
This is all complete nonsense in that blood is tested anyway for all kinds of diseases.
I read it’s projected 50% of homosexuals will be HIV+ by age 50.
I think you may be right. The gay community no longer talks safety and using condoms. They have gone back to anal without a condom due to the drugs they all can now take that gives them a long life. I can’t believe how dysfunctional this group is and even worse our country that praises them. I think we as a society are doing a huge disservice to this group through our enabling. Yes of course we on here don’t endorse or enable but we are one small percentage of the American Population. Actually if we could run the country as a whole, our country would be incredible.
It’s always a great idea until you have to receive an emergency blood transfusion. Then you’ll never know for sure until years later whether the blood used was donated by a healthy individual. Feel like gambling...sometimes we have no choices but to take the risk.
I say reduce the risk by not allowing known gays, drug addicts, cancer survivors, and others with health issues from donating blood - forever.
You can bet the ruling elite will have access to a more, shall we say, “premium” blood supply.
I received 3 pints of blood during a heart triple bypass in 1997. Didnt even know I might even have to had that done before the surgery. I was horrified when I found out about it in intensive care. I wouldn’t have made it without the blood.
What are you going to do otherwise except die when you need three pints of blood? I made it otherwise unscathed.
Its not just HIV. There’s Hepatitis B and C, syphilis, and a myriad of other viral and bacterial SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED infections that may or may not be passed through the blood.
With owebama in charge if there is a choice between life and death the fedgov always picks death. I just know that guy carries the sign of the beast somewhere on his body.
NPR thinks it’s discriminatory that straight non-drug users don’t get AIDS and they want to change that.
“While gay discrimination has been reduced in so many other areas of life, up until now, there hasn’t been enough medical or political will to intervene on the blood ban. That policy perpetuated stigma without improving safety.”
Safety was improved 100%.
I wonder what kind of sick bass turd throws a tantrum and stands around whining and pouting because they can’t donate blood. Political correctness is going to kill us all. I think that’s the plan.
“rules”????
enforced how and by who?
And the new rules are still written by a$$holes.