New blood donations rules will allow sexually active gay and bisexual men in monogamous relationships to give in the U.S. The Food and Drug Administration guidelines ease decades-old restrictions on blood donations put in place to protect the blood supply from HIV
FILE - A person donates blood to the American Red Cross during a blood drive in Pottsville, Pa. on Thursday, Jan. 13, 2022. Gay and bisexual men in monogamous relationships will be able to donate blood in the U.S. for the first time in decades, under a new federal policy finalized Thursday, May 11, 2023, by health regulators.WASHINGTON — — Gay and bisexual men in monogamous relationships can donate blood in the U.S.
The updated guidelines do away with a requirement that men who have sex with men abstain from sex for three months prior to giving blood. The FDA said the new policy reflects the latest scientific evidence and is in line with rules in the U.K. and Canada.“The implementation of these recommendations will represent a significant milestone for the agency and the LGBTQI+ community,” Dr. Peter Marks, director of the FDA's center for biological therapies, said in a statement.
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