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2015-12-22 Science & Technology

FDA lets gay men donate blood if abstinent for at least 1 year

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Posted by Besoeker 2015-12-22 07:36|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 And the FDA trusts everybody not to forget about some casual one-night stands?

Posted by Bobby 2015-12-22 08:22|| 2015-12-22 08:22|| Front Page Top

#2 Politics trumps science (again)

Don't tell me 'advance' civilizations don't practice human sacrifice.

Posted by Procopius2k 2015-12-22 08:48|| 2015-12-22 08:48|| Front Page Top

#3 It'll work 90% of the time.

Posted by gorb 2015-12-22 11:31|| 2015-12-22 11:31|| Front Page Top

#4 I wonder how they define abstinence..

Posted by CrazyFool 2015-12-22 12:50|| 2015-12-22 12:50|| Front Page Top

#5 "It depends on what "is" is

Posted by European Conservative 2015-12-22 18:42|| 2015-12-22 18:42|| Front Page Top

#6 In other news, the CDC has reported a sudden, mysterious spike of new aids cases.

"Unexpectedly"

Posted by Nguard 2015-12-22 18:42|| 2015-12-22 18:42|| Front Page Top

#7 Who trusts anything the government says?

Posted by JohnQC 2015-12-22 19:01|| 2015-12-22 19:01|| Front Page Top

#8 Sure hope I don't need a transfusion any time soon.

Posted by Rambler in Virginia 2015-12-22 19:40|| 2015-12-22 19:40|| Front Page Top

#9 If you know you'll need some, go donate it specifially for it so they give you your own blood back

Posted by Silentbrick 2015-12-22 20:40|| 2015-12-22 20:40|| Front Page Top

#10 Well, I've donated well over 6 gallons of blood in my lifetime, so I should get something good back.

The self donating is fine if you have time to plan it - like if you are going to have surgery. The problem is if you are admitted to the hospital because you are bleeding out, there's no time (or blood) to donate and get back.

Posted by Rambler in Virginia 2015-12-22 23:23|| 2015-12-22 23:23|| Front Page Top

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