Year: 2013
Resolution Number: 72
Action Taken: Approved as Amended
Status:
Author(s): Nicolas K. Fletcher
Sponsor: Nicolas K. Fletcher and Vanessa Stan
On behalf of: Medical Student Section
Committee: D (Public Health)
Resolved Section(s):
RESOLVED: That MSMS support lifting the Food and Drug Administration’s lifetime ban against Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM) blood donors; and be it furtherRESOLVED: That MSMS support a deferral policy for Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM) blood donors that is consistent with the Food and Drug Administration’s approved policy for other high risk blood donors.
RESOLVED: That MSMS support lifting the Food and Drug Administration’s lifetime ban against Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM) blood donors; and be it furtherRESOLVED: That MSMS support a deferral policy for Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM) blood donors that is consistent with the Food and Drug Administration’s approved policy for other high risk blood donors.
Fiscal Note: NULL
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