It isn't that blood donors are decreasing, but that the demand is increasing. The amount of organ donations etc. is decreasing as dead bodies aren't being offered to medical science and donation as much now for whatever reason.
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It isn't that blood donors are decreasing, but that the demand is increasing. The amount of organ donations etc. is decreasing as dead bodies aren't being offered to medical science and donation as much now for whatever reason.
If the blood was tested throughly then yeah I can't see why not.
AIDS and HIV will have an impact on this
But Straight Men And Women also carry HIV.
The difference is, they say there can be mistakes, and so the HIV might not be picked up. If someone then goes on to receive this blood, they will also contract it. Its hard to say whether its wrong or not, but as i said before, they are more likely to get it than heteros.
However, if it is a rare blood group, it should be allowed. Especially O+/- blood group
Well considering you don't have to know who gave you the blood, also I don't think the persons sexual orientation or what sexual acts they have engaged in really matters as long as they have had safe sex and have not contracted an virus from it.Quote:
Originally Posted by BeanEgg
Its like asking if you would like blood from a woman who's given oral sex, nothing's different other than whose given oral sex.
If that's the case then my statement still applies. Said I didn't have a clue :PQuote:
Originally Posted by iSarcastix
And I told you ;), everytime I give blood I always somehow forget to take my ipod and have to resort to reading leaflets to pass the time xD!.Quote:
Originally Posted by Inseriousity.
Please don't be so homophobic. If you were dying and the only option left was to accept a blood transfusion from a homosexual man, I think you would be singing a very different tune.Quote:
Originally Posted by BeanEgg
TBH I think this is all rubbish. Not all homosexual men carry HIV and allowing them to donate blood = More lives saved.
No, ofcourse it's not.
He is just stating his opinion, while i'm gay myself (pretty sure anyway :P) I accept people are not comfortable with homosexuality, bisexuality and a range of different things. We live in a democracy and people should be allowed to say what they want, aslong as its not on the edges of all out hatred.Quote:
Originally Posted by BritishTea
What a lovely outlook on life.Quote:
Originally Posted by BeanEgg