filthy disease ridden queers strike again....
Posted on 03/20/2008 3:41:40 PM PDT by wagglebee
WASHINGTON, March 20 /Christian Newswire/ -- Current U.S. health regulations prohibit men who have sex with men (MSM) from donating blood. Studies conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) categorically confirm that if MSM were permitted to give blood the general population would be placed at risk.
According to the FDA, MSM, "have an HIV prevalence 60 times higher than the general population, 800 times higher than first time blood donors and 8,000 times higher than repeat blood donors (American Red Cross).
"[MSM] also have an increased risk of having other infections that can be transmitted to others by blood transfusion. For example, infection with the Hepatitis B virus is about 5-6 times more common, and Hepatitis C virus infections are about 2 times more common in [MSM] than in the general population," according to the FDA.
A recent CDC study rocked the homosexual community in finding that although MSM comprise only 1-2 percent of the population, they account for an epidemic 64 percent of all syphilis cases.
Although the risks extend far beyond potential HIV infection, the FDA notes, "All donated blood is tested for HIV, but the virus can go undetected until the immune system has produced a testable amount of antibodies." This would pose a "small but definite increased risk to people who receive blood transfusions if the policy were changed."
But risking lives is apparently of little consequence to Joe Solmonese, president of the "Human Rights Campaign" (HRC), the nation's largest homosexual pressure group. Solmonese recently placed politics over science, falsely declaring this commonsense public health precaution to be "discriminatory." He has called for the ban to be lifted with the wildly irresponsible claim that, "[T]here is no medical or scientific rationale for this discriminatory policy."
"Joe Solmonese's demand is incredibly reckless and selfish," said Matt Barber, Policy Director for Cultural Issues with Concerned Women for America (CWA). "Unfortunately, it's a common demand among his fellow extremists.
"In South Africa, militant homosexual activists have been deliberately and surreptitiously violating that nation's blood ban, planning to flood blood services with 70,000 units. Who knows how much blood has been contaminated or how many innocent people have been infected," said Barber, "This isn't a protest; it's an act of violence.
"In recent days, Oklahoma State Rep. Sally Kern has been viciously attacked and maligned, even receiving death threats, for saying that homosexual activism poses a grave threat. This represents but one example of many which illustrate her point. She can rest her case.
"Joe Solmonese has severely damaged his credibility here, and he should immediately withdraw his demand. It's unconscionable that he would place a deceptive and dangerous political agenda above the health and well-being of American men, women and children.
"Intravenous drug users are also prohibited from giving blood. No one in his right mind would demand that addicts be permitted to donate. It's not because of who they are, it’s because of what they do. Studies prove that, like intravenous drug use, male-male anal sodomy is extremely high-risk behavior. Unnatural behaviors beget natural consequences," said Barber. "Regrettably, infectious disease can be just one of them."
Concerned Women for America is the nation's largest public policy women's organization.
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If homosexuals were sincere about this why don’t they donate $$$ to blood programs, volunteer, or find other ways to help, etc.
filthy disease ridden queers strike again....
I was wondering if anyone else would catch that.
"Joe Solmonese's demand is incredibly reckless and selfish," said Matt Barber, Policy Director for Cultural Issues with Concerned Women for America (CWA).
Solmonese represents guys who often behave in incredibly reckless and selfish ways, so there's nothing to be surprised at here.
Not only are we required to be ‘tolerant’ but we are also required to risk the lives of countless patients who require blood transfusions at the alter of ‘tolerance’.
Gee, what a strange country we live in.
Actually, it is discriminatory. The blood donor policies discriminate against those who are at high risk of infecting the blood supply. Discrimination is not always a bad thing (in fact, most of the time it's a good thing).
The policy doesn't single out "MSMs", it simply places them amongst other, high-risk groups, based on scientific evidence.
Sally Kern was right!
And this is not an issue because we have all of the blood we need.
The sad part is that some idiot or, more precisely, an idiot judge might agree with this guy and allow these donors into the blood supply. How many people would have to die then for political correctness. I am sick just thinking of it. The thoughless arrogance and selfishness of these people know no bounds.
...and liberalism promotes queerisn....read tag line...
I just notice today this Joe Solmonese character has a show on XM radio, there’s no escape from this stuff.
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