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WASHINGTON, D.C. (LifeSiteNews) — The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) under President Joe Biden is further relaxing the rules for homosexuals to donate blood and recommending a new set of questions and conditions that would apply to all prospective donors regardless of sexual orientation.
The FDA recommends that the current guidelines, under which men who have sexual relations with other men are to abstain for three months before giving blood, be replaced with a set of “individual risk-based questions” that would be asked of everyone, regardless of biological sex or sexual attraction.
Specifically, anyone who reports engaging in sodomy with a new partner or multiple partners within three months of applying would be deferred for three months, but those practicing sodomy within a three-month window with an established partner would not be disqualified. Those currently taking HIV medication would remain ineligible to donate.
“The implementation of these recommendations will represent a significant milestone for the agency and the LGBTQI+ community,” said FDA Center for Biologics Evaluation & Research director Peter Marks. “The FDA has worked diligently to evaluate our policies
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