Health Care & Hospital Law
Dec. 12, 2014
Win-win policy that puts blood safety first
The 31-year-old blanket ban on blood donations from gay and bisexual men makes no scientific sense, if ever it did, and serves only to perpetuate discrimination and stigma. By Scott Schoettes
In the early years of the AIDS crisis, as the medical establishment grappled with the little-understood disease, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services decided to ban blood donations from gay and bisexual men, ostensibly to protect the nation's blood supply. Today, however, with much-improved understanding of HIV and AIDS, and quicker and more sensitive testing protocols, the 31-year-old blanket ban makes no scientific sense, if e...
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