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End of blanket restriction on gay blood donors to face key federal vote next year

Por: CBS News Politics December 06, 2022

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A panel of federal advisers could vote early next year on new recommendations about the nation's blood supply, the Biden administration says, in one of the key final hurdles to ending a sweeping federal ban on blood donations from sexually active gay men. The vote expected at the spring meeting of the Advisory Committee on Blood and Tissue Safety and Availability (ACBTSA) would come after the panel is able to review forthcoming data from... + full article



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