U.S. Weighs Lifting Ban on Gay Men as Blood Donors; Kentucky Could Still Prosecute
Jun 11th, 2010 | By Tony Begley, Contributor and Literary Editor | Category: Around the Commonwealth, Kentucky Guardian News, Lead StoryExperts at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services are midway through two days of hearings on whether a decades-old ban on gay men donating blood should stand or be lifted. Many states criminalize gay men donating blood, so even if the U.S. Food and Drug Administration lifts the federal ban, gay males in 37 states could still be prosecuted by the state they live in. Most states make gay men donating blood a felony, however, 3 states make it a misdemeanor offense. The Commonwealth of Kentucky is among the 37 states that prosecute.
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