The FDA has a ban on accepting blood donations from gays. The AMA is fighting the ban. They say it's about discrimination.
Link--> National gay blood drive aims to lift donation ban | WTVR.com
If you look at science, this is actually about life and death.
Stats from the CDC indicate that unprotected gay sex increases the transmission risk of HIV 1600 times that of unprotected heterosexual sex. Gay protected sex is even significantly riskier for transmission of HIV when compared to protected heterosexual sex. It's 80 times riskier, even with protection.
CDC statistics.--> http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/topics/treatment/PIC/pdf/chart.pdf
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This isn't about discrimination, or what makes us feel mean and bad.
This is about health, and science.
Link--> National gay blood drive aims to lift donation ban | WTVR.com
If you look at science, this is actually about life and death.
Stats from the CDC indicate that unprotected gay sex increases the transmission risk of HIV 1600 times that of unprotected heterosexual sex. Gay protected sex is even significantly riskier for transmission of HIV when compared to protected heterosexual sex. It's 80 times riskier, even with protection.
CDC statistics.--> http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/topics/treatment/PIC/pdf/chart.pdf
View attachment 53347
This isn't about discrimination, or what makes us feel mean and bad.
This is about health, and science.