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Demings, Quigley introduce bill to repeal MSM blood donor restrictions

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Two members of the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday introduced a bill that would repeal restrictions on men who have sex with men who want to donate blood.

A press release that U.S. Reps. Val Demings (D-Fla.) and Mike Quigley (D-Ill.) released notes the Science in Blood Donation Act of 2020 “would require the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to revise its outdated blood donation guidance.” The legislation would specifically require the FDA to update their Guidance on Reducing the Risk of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Transmission (HIV) by Blood and Blood Products based on an assessment of current testing accuracy and individual risk-based analysis,” reads the press release. “It would also require the FDA to revise the donor

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