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While this week’s protests are unlikely to affect regulations, Benjamin said the Red Cross is working to lower risks of contracting disease through blood transfusions??€”which could, eventually, mean a policy change...

Author: By Elizabeth W. Green and William U. Rock, CONTRIBUTING WRITERSS | Title: Blood Drive Policy Called Homophobic | 12/13/2002 | See Source »

Though I understand the reason for the Red Cross’ caution—after all, AIDS used to be spread through blood transfusions??€”it seems to have gone overboard in trying to prevent a similar tragedy in the future. The form did not allow for vegetarians; it had no blank lines for explanation. Six months was the cutoff. What if someone had lived there for five and a half months and eaten beef every day? The people just shook their heads and ushered me out. Too bad for me: I was proscribed indefinitely from giving blood...

Author: By Katherine M. Johnston, | Title: Over-Cautious Red Cross | 5/1/2001 | See Source »

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