Tuesday was a historic day for Utah. Gay men who were once unable to donate blood were able to participate in blood drives for the very first time. EmilyTencerTV
“I’d say it’s monumental,” said blood drive employee Blair James. “This is a chance for people who have been kept from donating blood, now they’re given a chance to come in and contribute.”ARUP Services hosted drives in Sandy and Salt Lake City celebrating the landmark step. The local organization is one of the first blood donor centers in the nation to adopt the new guidelines.
The nation’s been battling blood shortages for years now and the feds hope opening the donor pool will help. For example, just last year the FDA lifted its mad cow blood ban which denied donors who were in certain European countries during the eighties and nineties.
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