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Squid Ink: FDA doesn’t want your gay blood, but check back in June

By Jason Knight

Earlier this month, Senator John Kerry (D. Massachusetts) led an initiative demanding the FDA lift their ban on blood donations for men who have sex with men (MSM), calling it “outdated, medically and scientifically unsound” criteria for prospective blood donors. Known as a ‘deferral,’ the current policy, established in 1983 by the Food and Drug Administration,... »

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