The top Democrat on the House Committee on Oversight & Reform and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) on Wednesday became the latest to call for an end to the policy barring gay and bisexual men from donating blood, which the Food & Drug Administration has continued despite the shortage in blood supply during the COVID-19 crisis.
The April 1 letter, signed by Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.) and Ocasio-Cortez, argues current policy, which prohibits men who’ve had sex with men in the past 12