New rules for blood donors, but concerns linger
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p>'<span word="Karen">Karen</span>" <span word="has">has</span> <span word="donated">donated</span> <span word="blood">blood</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="college">college</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2006, <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lesbian">lesbian</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="banned">banned</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="amendment">amendment</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="blood">blood</span> <span word="donor">donor</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="requirements">requirements</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="effect">effect</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="July">July</span> 1.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="healthy">healthy</span>. <span word="Sexual">Sexual</span> <span word="orientation">orientation</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="relation">relation</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="blood">blood</span> <span word="safety">safety</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="depends">depends</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="engage">engage</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="risky">risky</span> <span word="behavior">behavior</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="not">not</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> 26-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span>.</p><p><span word="Common">Common</span> <span word="Language">Language</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="community">community</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="lesbian">lesbian</span>, <span word="bisexual">bisexual</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="transgender">transgender</span>, <span word="conducted">conducted</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="survey">survey</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2008 <span word="of">of</span> 21 <span word="lesbians">lesbians</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="bisexuals">bisexuals</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="interviewees">interviewees</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="donated">donated</span> <span word="blood">blood</span> <span word="and">and</span> 14 <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="donated">donated</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="twice">twice</span>.</p><p><span word="Two">Two</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="initially">initially</span> <span word="refused">refused</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="donors">donors</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="revealed">revealed</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="sexual">sexual</span> <span word="orientation">orientation</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="centers">centers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="kept">kept</span> <span word="quiet">quiet</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="sexuality">sexuality</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="accepted">accepted</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="donors">donors</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="survey">survey</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="blood">blood</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 21 <span word="donors">donors</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="tuberculosis">tuberculosis</span>.</p><p><span word="Acknowledging">Acknowledging</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="lesbians">lesbians</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="low">low</span>-<span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="donors">donors</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Ministry">Ministry</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="revised">revised</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="regulation">regulation</span> <span word="introduced">introduced</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2001 <span word="that">that</span> <span word="prohibited">prohibited</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="homosexuals">homosexuals</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="blood">blood</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="regulation">regulation</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="prohibits">prohibits</span> <span word="gay">gay</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="donating">donating</span> <span word="blood">blood</span>, <span word="along">along</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="drug">drug</span> <span word="addicts">addicts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="multiple">multiple</span> <span word="sexual">sexual</span> <span word="partners">partners</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="revised">revised</span> <span word="regulation">regulation</span> <span word="focuses">focuses</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="actions">actions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="donors">donors</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="compromise">compromise</span> <span word="blood">blood</span> <span word="safety">safety</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="highlighting">highlighting</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="groups">groups</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Gao">Gao</span> <span word="Dongying">Dongying</span>, <span word="deputy">deputy</span> <span word="director">director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="Red">Red</span> <span word="Cross">Cross</span> <span word="Blood">Blood</span> <span word="Center">Center</span>.</p>
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