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Gov't to consider lifting ban on gay men's blood donations
Dr. Itay Gal
Published: 27.03.13, 07:29
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1. This is way too liberal, at the expense of recipients
Naomi   (03.27.13)
Now when anyone receive blood transfusion in hospitals in Israel, he has to be afraid of the risk of getting HIV infection?! i hope that the new Health Minister will think of better ways to improve the healthcare system and not destroy it. Thank you.
2. surely by now.....
twice blessed ,   Toronto   (03.27.13)
people know that HIV is spread much faster in the 'straight' community. Stop the discrimination of gays and lesbians !
3. Petition to allow gay men to donate blood.
Michael ,   Norman   (03.28.13)
Can you please sign and forward my petition to allow gay men the right to donate blood at http://www.change.org/petitions/u-s-food-and-drug-administration-allow-gay-men-to-donate-blood To get more information please like the page when you get a chance: http://www.facebook.com/pages/All-R-Equal/446409142089737
4. Nothing against gays, but please don't donate
Kat   (03.28.13)
5. what about allowing british blood?
tsfatisha ,   tsfat   (03.28.13)
am i discriminated against because i'm british or because of mad cow disease? i can't donate blood here.. even tho i could in the uk - because of mad cow disease...even tho surely by now they can test for it? if the gov is going to allow gays to donate even tho there is a risk of hiv..what about british blood...i think the risk of mad cow disease is less than that from hiv
6. 4 Kat
gays4Israel   (03.28.13)
nothing against straights, but please don't donate
7. Give them a separate blood bank...
(03.28.13)
I don't want them to have my blood and I don't want to have theirs.
8. the kosher rules were made to stay healthy ...! -
aharon   (03.28.13)
We should not open/allow this ! - NO  WAY ! - So, we have think also about the dna-multiplications of multi-resistent bowel's-and stomach-germs...! - not only about the tested aids, hepatitis, cancer- virus'. And these above mentioned resistent germs + their long-run results to the health of the population  !! - It's OUR  population, don't forget this! ------- Everything becomes blood - the rules and kosher rules were made to stay healthy and not to fill books about being politically correct ! --- ILLNESSES  ARE  ALWAYS  FACTS  - the others (p.c. , wishful thinking etc.) are spirit(s) of time and SUBSTITUDE  for real industry/ economy and work !
9. Hypocritical policies
W. Turner ,   Israel   (03.28.13)
The MDA policy is hypocritical because it denies gays the right to donate The gays blather is hypocritical because they are ONLY worried about their rights and not one of them is concerned with the rights of the British donors, the Ethiopian donors, and all other African donors who are banned. Either we all get each others bloods and learn to live and die together or we all become haredim and DEMAND that we have separate blood banks! (Yes I am being highly provocative, I am doing so in an effort to wake all y'all outta ur STUPID!)
10. When I immigrated 2 Israel in 1988 there were
Israela ,   Israel   (03.28.13)
225 HIV positive people in the country. Today there are 7000 HIV positive people in the country. And do to the "No Condom" practice in Israel MANY OF THOSE WHO ARE HIV DON'T EVEN KNOW IT! So let everyone donate but PLEASE DO TEST FOR HIV AND NOTIFY CARRIERS.
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