Bioethics

Faculty Director I. Glenn Cohen: New Blood-Donor Policy, Same Gay Stigma

By I. Glenn Cohen Faculty Director I. Glenn Cohen has co-authored a new Op-Ed in the New York Times: Last week, the Food and Drug Administration released highly anticipated draft recommendations that would allow gay men to donate blood after one year of celibacy. While an improvement from the current, highly criticized lifetime ban, the new policy,…

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By I. Glenn Cohen

Faculty Director I. Glenn Cohen has co-authored a new Op-Ed in the New York Times:

Last week, the Food and Drug Administration released highly anticipated draft recommendations that would allow gay men to donate blood after one year of celibacy. While an improvement from the current, highly criticized lifetime ban, the new policy, which was announced in December, still caters to fear and stigma rather than science. It should be reconsidered. […]

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  • I. Glenn Cohen

    I. Glenn Cohen is Deputy Dean and James A. Attwood and Leslie Williams Professor of Law at Harvard Law School and faculty director of the Petrie-Flom Center.