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There is currently a ban in the USA for gay men giving blood.
Because a sizable proportion of HJV positive people are gay men, the ban has been in place since 1977.
There is talk of lifting the ban.
Yet according to a CNN article...
"Men who have sex with men still are disproportionately affected by the virus and account for nearly half the approximately 1.2 million people living with HIV in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention"
--->As blood donations decline, U.S. ban on gay donors is examined - CNN.com
If this is all true, is it possible political correctness will end up putting our blood supply at risk?
Because a sizable proportion of HJV positive people are gay men, the ban has been in place since 1977.
There is talk of lifting the ban.
Yet according to a CNN article...
"Men who have sex with men still are disproportionately affected by the virus and account for nearly half the approximately 1.2 million people living with HIV in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention"
--->As blood donations decline, U.S. ban on gay donors is examined - CNN.com
If this is all true, is it possible political correctness will end up putting our blood supply at risk?