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Hey, Jess, thanks for pointing that out. I had re...

2009-03-18T14:03:00.000-06:00

Hey, Jess, thanks for pointing that out. I had read it in this article, http://www.gaypeopleschronicle.com/stories06/march/0317062.htm, but mis-worded it in my post or misunderstood at the time. I am actually a Canadian so I have been talking with the Canadian Blood Service about it :).

The Red Cross is regualted by the FDA and does not...

2009-03-18T12:44:00.000-06:00

The Red Cross is regualted by the FDA and does not make their own rules when it comes to this. This rule about MSM and 'gay' blood is strickly from the FDA, not the Red Cross. The Red Cross legally has to follow all regulations set forth by the FDA... so take it up with them.

Thanks... yeah, if/when she does need it, I will t...

2009-03-18T07:52:00.000-06:00

Thanks... yeah, if/when she does need it, I will try to say I'm in a dry spell :).

You have a good point. People should at least be able to choose, but obviously in an ideal world it wouldn't matter at all.

I'm sorry about your mom. Could you claim to be in...

2009-03-18T06:47:00.000-06:00

I'm sorry about your mom. Could you claim to be in a dry spell?

Honestly, given how long one can live with AIDS these days (years) vs. how long one can live without a liver (a day), even if I knew for a fact that the liver was infected, I'd still say, "Put that sucker in now!"

This is so disgusting. People dying on the transplant list while perfectly good organs get thrown away