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Ban on gay men giving blood 'discriminatory': Murray, Cantwell, other senators
Seattle Post-Intelligencer ^ | 6/20/16 | Joel Connelly

Posted on 06/20/2016 4:23:19 PM PDT by Faith Presses On

A partial federal ban on gay men donating blood is "discriminatory" and hurtful in that it turned away potential donors after the June 12 massacre that killed 49 men and women at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, 24 U.S. Senators said in a letter Monday.

Sens. Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., were among 23 Democrats and one Republican -- Sen. Mark Kirk, R-Illinois -- who signed the letter to U.S. Food and Drug Administration commissioner Dr. Robert Califf.

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"Yet, some of those most touched by this tragedy -- members of the LGBT community, who are especially eager to contribute to the response effort -- are finding themselves turned away."

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"Based on advances in science and blood screening and safety technology, we expect that the new, one-year deferral policy is just the first step toward ending discrimination against MSM (men who have sex with men) in our donor deferral policies," the senators wrote.

"A one-year deferral continues to perpetuate inaccurate stereotypes about an entire group of individuals, and remains a de facto lifetime ban for many healthy gay and bisexual men."

(Excerpt) Read more at seattlepi.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: 114th; bloodsupply; homosexualagenda; publichealth
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To: max americana

My husband has rare blood and is the one that is most needed O negative, universal blood. He also gives double reds and plasma all year long. He constantly gets calls for donation. He goes.

If they say gays can donate without year wait; I am going to tell him he needs to call American Red Cross and tell them he will refuse to donate anymore blood.


21 posted on 06/20/2016 4:44:40 PM PDT by Engedi
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To: Faith Presses On

They generally have AIDS from their sexual acts. I sure would not want homosexual blood in my body.


22 posted on 06/20/2016 4:47:00 PM PDT by WENDLE (Ban Wahhabis . Not guns!! Profile them!!)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

E.Plur.....I can’t donate blood anymore because I’m on a blood thiner (warfarin).


23 posted on 06/20/2016 4:48:20 PM PDT by willibeaux (de ole Korean War vet age 86)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
>>>The important thing is you got to donate blood, because it’s all about you.<<< IT'S ALL ABOUT YOU??????

WTH is that supposed to mean? I have two forms of Leukemia so I am not a Blood Donor, unless you want some of course.

My Wife has O Positive Blood which is considered being UNIVERSAL DONOR, so she Donates regularly.

24 posted on 06/20/2016 4:48:29 PM PDT by Kickass Conservative (If Scandals were Brains, Hillary would be the smartest person on the Planet.)
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To: Faith Presses On

“Ban on convicted child molester getting a baby-sitting license is discriminatory!”


25 posted on 06/20/2016 4:50:31 PM PDT by CodeToad (Islam should be banned and treated as a criminal enterprise!)
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To: Faith Presses On

The senators are ignorant. The incidence of mad cow disease is extremely remote, far more remote than HIV, yet I was one month away from being disallowed to donate blood because of the years I lived in Germany while in the Army.


26 posted on 06/20/2016 4:50:31 PM PDT by xzins ( Free Republic Gives YOU a voice heard around the globe. Support the Freepathon!)
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To: Faith Presses On

Of course it’s discrimination.


27 posted on 06/20/2016 4:51:20 PM PDT by Raycpa
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To: Nifster

Yes Stupid indeed. Who wants blood from an infested Sodomite. Guess Dracula don’t care


28 posted on 06/20/2016 4:52:04 PM PDT by George Washington Axe
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To: Faith Presses On
Bayer Documents: AIDS Tainted Blood Killed Thousands of Hemophiliacs

Arkansas Bloodsuckers, The Clintons, Prisoners and The Blood Trade

29 posted on 06/20/2016 4:53:25 PM PDT by fella ("As it was before Noah so shall it be again,")
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To: Faith Presses On
A few years ago I had my hip replaced at a very large and very famous hospital.My surgeon told me beforehand that it was distinctly possible that I'd need blood during and/or after the procedure.He strongly advised me to store my own blood rather than depend on the Red Cross or another blood bank.

To me that says all I need to know about blood donation in this country.

30 posted on 06/20/2016 4:53:51 PM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Obamanomics:Trickle Up Poverty)
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To: Faith Presses On

No doubt that were it ever necessary to give them blood, these Liberal Diversity Crusaders would only accept blood from homosexuals. Yeah, sure.


31 posted on 06/20/2016 4:54:19 PM PDT by txrefugee
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

“You are also not supposed to donate blood if you have ingested aspirin in the past 72 hours.”

I don’t remember them ever asking me that, but it’s been years. I can’t donate because I ate beef in the UK in the 1980s.


32 posted on 06/20/2016 4:56:40 PM PDT by PLMerite (Compromise is Surrender: The Revolution...will not be kind.)
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To: Faith Presses On
Ten bucks says that the Secret Service won't let blood donated by perverts within a mile of our Community Organizer-In-Chief.

If it's not good enough for him it's not good enough to me.

33 posted on 06/20/2016 4:56:47 PM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Obamanomics:Trickle Up Poverty)
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To: Faith Presses On

As the years go by I’ve gained a better understanding of why Caligula made his horse a Roman Consul.


34 posted on 06/20/2016 4:57:42 PM PDT by VR-21 (I'm not islamophobic, I'm Islamonauseous.)
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To: dsrtsage

Oh, you are management material.


35 posted on 06/20/2016 4:58:55 PM PDT by GingisK
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To: Kickass Conservative

With some, there is no doubt.


36 posted on 06/20/2016 4:59:33 PM PDT by GingisK
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To: Faith Presses On

I will gladly die of AIDS or any other horrible disease if doing so will spare a single gay person who wants to donate blood even a moment’s hurt feelings.


37 posted on 06/20/2016 5:02:28 PM PDT by Arthur McGowan
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To: Kickass Conservative

You sure sounded like you were incensed that homos couldn’t donate.


38 posted on 06/20/2016 5:04:00 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (If the Orlando terrorist doesnÂ’t represent all Muslims, why does he represent all gun-owners?)
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To: Faith Presses On

>>See the other story I just posted on it, in which experts say the blood ban will remain in effect for years:<<

But liberals are like Terminators: they just keep pressing and pressing and pressing and pressing. Over time, Conservatives can’t hold back the insanity and we keep electing people who have no desire to go on the offensive.

Gay marriage, men in women’s restrooms (soon if not already: showers), how long before we lose this one too and more people start dying due to the blood supply being contaminated with HIV?

This is the opening salvo, like getting Homosexuality and “gender confusion” off the mental disorder list.

Insanity.


39 posted on 06/20/2016 5:05:48 PM PDT by freedumb2003 (Don't mistake my silence for ignorance, my calmness for acceptance, or my kindness for weakness)
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To: Kickass Conservative

Good point, let them sign a release of liability and make the government agree to take care of all medical care, drugs and other expenses for anyone contracting HIV through donated blood!


40 posted on 06/20/2016 5:07:23 PM PDT by martinidon
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