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The U.S. Center for Disease Control (CDC) states that homosexual men are 44 to 86 times [depending on their secondary demographics] more likely to be infected with HIV than non-homosexuals and that homosexuals aged 13-24 years old account for 72% of new HIV infections among all persons aged 13 to 24 years of age.
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Introducing their blood into the U.S. blood bank would be a death sentence for a large number of non-homosexual men, women, and children whom would otherwise not be infected. Are you trying to murder large numbers of non-homosexual men, women, and children or are you just here to troll?
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Introducing their blood into the U.S. blood bank would be a death sentence for a large number of non-homosexual men, women, and children whom would otherwise not be infected. Are you trying to murder large numbers of non-homosexual men, women, and children or are you just here to troll?
There is an idea. They can label the blood. People who want to show their solidarity with the LGBT community can opt for the 'gay blood'. They are probably more likely to vote for politicians who support gay marriage. But the percentage of the population that receives blood transfusions is probably so small that this scenario would probably not significantly impact on the electorate.
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Anyone who understands how blood safety incidents happen realize that a single mistake will cost lives. But often it is a chain of events (even worse). That's why the rule should not be changed. We can't rely only on testing alone because, like anything else, it has a failure rate and there is a period of time which diseases homosexuals so often carry (HIV/AIDS, hepatitis B, etc...) are not even detectable and yes accidents and human errors occur.
Since there's a chance straight people can contract
aids too the safest thing to do would be to not accept
blood from anyone I guess.
aids too the safest thing to do would be to not accept
blood from anyone I guess.
The original O.P. point was that the FDA has prohibited homosexual men from giving blood;
while the AMA (American Medical Association) has disagreed.
Some say all blood is checked and therefore safe.
Others have pointed to the fact the Governmental Agency which oversees the blood supply has quarantined gay men from donating.
- So this is the rub.
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Your logic is fallacious (e.g. logically flawed). Denying the single greatest risk factor of deadly diseases from infecting a nation's blood supply does not equate to we must stop everyone from giving blood. Acceptable risk analysis determines cost benefit ratios. The public’s view on risk is often contradictory and at times irrational. There are dangers in relying on pressure groups or the media as proxies for the public view. The single greatest risk factor to our blood supply is an unacceptable risk.
You're showing profound ignorance and immaturity in asserting otherwise as is your habit.
You're showing profound ignorance and immaturity in asserting otherwise as is your habit.
Since there's a chance straight people can contract
aids too the safest thing to do would be to not accept
blood from anyone I guess.
aids too the safest thing to do would be to not accept
blood from anyone I guess.
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So when the AMA says "technology has advanced to the point where . . . it is antiquated to keep this policy in place and to keep those units of blood from entering the blood supply."
They also perform tests to see if
Keep in mind that those who need blood transfusions may have only hours to live.
They also perform tests to see if
- ABO and Rh blood types.
- Unexpected red blood cell antibodies that are a result of prior transfusion, pregnancy, or other factors.
- Hepatitis B surface antigen, indicating a current infection (hepatitis) or carrier state for hepatitis B virus.
- Antibody to hepatitis B core antigen, indicator of a present or past infection with the hepatitis B virus.
- Antibody to hepatitis C virus, indicating a current or past infection with hepatitis C virus (most common cause of non-A/non-B hepatitis).
- Antibody to HTLV-I/II, indicator of infection with a virus that may cause adult T-cell leukemia or neurological disease.
- Antibody to HIV-1/2, indicator of infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
- Nucleic Acid Test (NAT) for hepatitis C (HCV), hepatitis B (HBV) and HIV.
- Screening test for antibodies to syphilis.
- NAT for West Nile Virus (WNV).
- Enzyme-linked immunoassay (ELISA) test for Trypanosoma cruzi (Chagas Disease).
Keep in mind that those who need blood transfusions may have only hours to live.
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There is a 12 month waiting period from the time of receiving a tattoo until one can donate blood to protect the nation's blood supply.
Blood Donation Eligibility Guidelines
Blood Donation Eligibility Guidelines
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By far most of those cases come from specific populations within the black community. It is for this reason the FDA currently excludes blood donors of African origin, for example. FDA rules state, "Persons who were born in or lived in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Niger and Nigeria since 1977 cannot be blood donors." African Americans outside of this group have much lower HIV rates per capita and can donate blood as long as they meet the other eligibility guidelines. The premise is sound: if you are in a high risk group for deadly disease like Aids and Hepatitis B, you cannot pose an abnormal risk for infecting people via blood donorship.