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Originally Posted by rubecube
I don't want to derail the thread any further so I'm just going to post the FDA guidelines. There is absolutely nothing in there about promiscuous straight people, whereas the rule requiring gay men to be celibate for over a year seems unnecessary if they've been only been with one partner during that time, and especially if they've been using protection.
http://www.fda.gov/BiologicsBloodVac.../ucm108186.htm |
Take some time to read about HIV and the blood banks, and you will understand a bit more about why this decision was made, and why it continues to be upheld.