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| Region | Tennessee |
| Issue | Blood donations by MSMs |
| Status | Legal |
| Start Date | May 11, 2023 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | The new FDA policy on blood donation eliminates deferrals and screening questions specific to men who have sex with men (MSM). Prospective donors will be asked the same set of questions regardless of their sex or sexual orientation. |
| Sources | https://www.fda.gov/regulatory-information/search-fda-guidance-documents/recommendations-evaluating-donor-eligibility-using-individual-risk-based-questions-reduce-risk-human |
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deleted by equaldex. Bulk deleting blood donation laws in US states so they can be replaced with US federal law.
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| Value | Banned (less than 6-month deferral) | Legal |
| Description | The new FDA policy on blood donation eliminates deferrals and screening questions specific to men who have sex with men (MSM) but it has not been accepted as actual policy | The new FDA policy on blood donation eliminates deferrals and screening questions specific to men who have sex with men (MSM). Prospective donors will be asked the same set of questions regardless of their sex or sexual orientation. |
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| Sources | no source | https://www.fda.gov/regulatory-information/search-fda-guidance-documents/recommendations-evaluating-donor-eligibility-using-individual-risk-based-questions-reduce-risk-human |
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| Value | Legal | Banned (less than 6-month deferral) |
| Description | The new FDA policy on blood donation eliminates deferrals and screening questions specific to men who have sex with men (MSM). Prospective donors will be asked the same set of questions regardless of their sex or sexual orientation. | The new FDA policy on blood donation eliminates deferrals and screening questions specific to men who have sex with men (MSM) but it has not been accepted as actual policy |
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| Sources | https://www.fda.gov/regulatory-information/search-fda-guidance-documents/recommendations-evaluating-donor-eligibility-using-individual-risk-based-questions-reduce-risk-human | no source |
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- Status is not correct "it is legal to donate blood in all 50 states "
- Status is not correct "You can donate blood as a homosexual in Tennessee as much as in any other US state"
- Status is not correct "LGBT Tennessee Americans can freely donate blood as any other Americans"
- Status is not correct "https://www.wvlt.tv/video/2023/10/03/openly-gay-university-tennessee-professor-donates-blood-encourages-others-do-so/
Homosexuals are allowed to donate blood freely in Tennessee"
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| Status | Legal |
| Start Date | May 11, 2023 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | The new FDA policy on blood donation eliminates deferrals and screening questions specific to men who have sex with men (MSM). Prospective donors will be asked the same set of questions regardless of their sex or sexual orientation. |
| Sources | https://www.fda.gov/regulatory-information/search-fda-guidance-documents/recommendations-evaluating-donor-eligibility-using-individual-risk-based-questions-reduce-risk-human |