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FDA Ban on Blood Donations By Gay Men Examined: State of the News

By Laura Ellis
Published December 11, 2011 at 8:07 PM EST

Laura Ungar at the Courier-Journal wrote extensively this week about the FDA’s ban on blood donations from men who have had sexual contact with other men. She joined us Friday on State of the News to talk about the reasoning behind the rule, and why it seems to be continuously under fire.

http://archive.wfpl.org/HereNow/20111209-blood.mp3
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Laura Ellis
Laura is LPM's Director of Podcasts & Special Projects. Email Laura at lellis@lpm.org.
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