The new guidelines are expected to allow monogamous gay and bisexual men to donate with no issues, according to the Wall Street Journal.
For more than three decades, the FDA has set harsh restrictions on gay and bisexual men donating blood and tissue. The original rationale for the decision was that these individuals had
a higher risk of contracting HIV, which could then be transmitted through the donation supply. But many experts and LGBT advocates have criticized the practice, especially as medical technology has advanced. Current tests are now able to detect HIV in donated blood more accurately and from people only recently infected, for instance.but still only allowed gay and bisexual men to donate if they hadn’t had sex with men in the past year.
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