The subsequent calls from blood donors turned the focus to a brutal irony of many gay men being banned from donating blood, thanks to a restrictive law. But it was soon confirmed that FDA blood ban is still intact. The American Red Cross, America's Blood Centers, and the American Association of Blood Banks have characterized the blood ban as medically and scientifically unwarranted as far back as 2006. Gay men should be allowed to donate blood. In the revised policy, prohibition on donating blood was to be imposed on any man who has had sex with another man in the past year.

Source: India Today June 13, 2016 08:59 UTC