JUST IN🩸 | Gay and bisexual men in monogamous relationships can donate blood in the U.S. without abstaining from sex, under a federal policy finalized Thursday by health regulators.
Matt Schermerhorn donates blood at the Impact Life blood center, Friday, Nov. 11, 2022, in Davenport, Iowa. Schermerhorn, 58, is among thousands of current and former military members and civilians who have returned to blood centers across the country after federal health officials lifted a longstanding ban this spring. Its a responsibility. Its a civic duty, said Schermerhorn, who donated on Veterans Day at the ImpactLife center in Davenport.
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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