Homosexual Blood

A lifetime ban on donating blood for men who have slept with other men, created to protect recipients from HIV, is being challenged as outdated and unfair by two Canadian physicians. The physicians’ arguments are presented in the May 25th edition of the Canadian Medical Association Journal. “‘Today’s technology makes it almost impossible for HIV to slip through, and the total ban puts a huge burden on blood agencies and the blood supply,’ said lead author Mark Wainberg.”