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Wanda Carruthers, quoting I. Glenn Cohen (Faculty Director)
Newsmax TV
August 15, 2014

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[...] The FDA rule goes back to when HIV and AIDS epidemic started in the United States. The FDA maintained the policy was necessary due to "documented increased risk of certain transfusion transmissible infections, such as HIV, associated with male-to-male sex." The FDA said the policy was "not based on any judgment concerning the donor's sexual orientation."

Some medical experts say the FDA should reconsider the policy because of advances in medicine. Glenn Cohen, bioethics law professor at Harvard Law School, told CBS News the practice was "out of step with peer countries. It's out of step with modern medicine. It's out of step with public opinion. And, we feel it may be legally problematic." [...]

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bioethics   health law policy   human subjects research   i. glenn cohen   public health