LGBTQ+ supporters ramp up pressure on the FDA to revise rules on gay men's blood donations after Red Cross declares national blood crisis.
from UCLA's Williams Institute estimated that lifting the ban entirely could"increase the total annual blood supply by 2%-4%, adding from 345,400 to 615,300 pints of blood each year." One pint of blood can save up to three lives.
The study aims to enroll 2,000 men through 11 national blood banks in several participating cities. The American Red Cross, along with national blood banks like Vitalant and OneBlood, are conducting the study. "If the study's scientific evidence supports the use of the different eligibility questions, it could lead to further efforts to change thecriteria," a spokesperson for the American Red Cross wrote in a statement to CBS News.
Ryan James Yezak, the founder of the National Gay Blood Drive, an organization that advocates for the equal treatment of blood donations by gay and bisexual men, says the federal government needs make more of an effort with the community to raise awareness and boost participation for the study.
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