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Originally Posted by mixedmedia
Thinking...
the last time I gave blood, I was asked if I had traveled to Haiti or Africa and had sex there...are they discriminating against students who have come from Haiti or the continent of Africa, as well? Somehow, I think not.
The ban is stupid. Needs to end.
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Somehow, you think absolutely incorrectly. If you were to answer "yes" to either of those questions, you would not be allowed to donate. The same goes for extended travel or stay in a multitude of other countries around the world where blood borne and sexually transmitted diseases are more common-eastern Europe and southeast Asia, to name a few.
Either way, the FDA is the agency determining what the conditions are for being allowed to donate blood. Any protest action should be against them to change what is, admittedly, a dated and now pointless rule. Protesting the group who is trying to collect blood for donation is pointless and, as people have already said, only harms people who need the blood to survive. It's unlikely to reach the FDA's ears, and, if it does, it's unlikely to make them give even a moment's pause.