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| Region | United States |
| Issue | Blood donations by MSMs |
| Status | Banned (indefinite deferral) |
| Start Date | 1983 |
| End Date | Dec 21, 2015 |
| Description | Starting in 1983, the United States implemented a full ban on blood donations from gay men. The primary justification for the ban was the perceived high risk of HIV transmission, with health regulators identifying men who have sex with men (MSM) as a significant risk to the safety of the blood supply. |
| Sources | https://www.vox.com/2015/12/21/10635076/fda-blood-donation-gay-men |
| Federal Law | Yes |
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Revision History (5)
edited by Unknownmiles. Removing two broken links and replacing them, setting as federal law, and rewriting the description
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0 | Old Value | New Value (Current) | |
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| Description | Though the deferral impacts all MSMs who have had sex with a man since 1977, the policy did not go into effect until 1983. The policy applied retroactively to 1977. | Starting in 1983, the United States implemented a full ban on blood donations from gay men. The primary justification for the ban was the perceived high risk of HIV transmission, with health regulators identifying men who have sex with men (MSM) as a significant risk to the safety of the blood supply. |
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| Federal Law | No | Yes |
| Sources | http://www.fda.gov/BiologicsBloodVaccines/BloodBloodProducts/QuestionsaboutBlood/ucm108186.htm http://www.fda.gov/BiologicsBloodVaccines/BloodBloodProducts/QuestionsaboutBlood/ucm108186.htm | https://www.vox.com/2015/12/21/10635076/fda-blood-donation-gay-men |
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| Start Date | Jan 1, 1977 | 1983 |
| Description | Though the deferral impacts all MSMs who have had sex with a man since 1977, the policy did not go into effect until 1983. The policy applied retroactively to 1977. | |
| Sources | http://www.fda.gov/BiologicsBloodVaccines/BloodBloodProducts/QuestionsaboutBlood/ucm108186.htm | http://www.fda.gov/BiologicsBloodVaccines/BloodBloodProducts/QuestionsaboutBlood/ucm108186.htm http://www.fda.gov/BiologicsBloodVaccines/BloodBloodProducts/QuestionsaboutBlood/ucm108186.htm |
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| Original entry | |
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| Status | Banned (indefinite deferral) |
| Start Date | Jan 1, 1977 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | (empty) |
| Sources | http://www.fda.gov/BiologicsBloodVaccines/BloodBloodProducts/QuestionsaboutBlood/ucm108186.htm |
Reports (1)
- Date is incorrect "The FDA policy impacts men who have had sex with another man since 1977, but the policy has only existed since 1983. The date should be changed to reflect the time frame where this policy has been acted out. http://www.fda.gov/BiologicsBloodVaccines/BloodBloodProducts/QuestionsaboutBlood/ucm108186.htm"