Hampton
6th May 2005, 00:13
New rules aimed at preventing spread of AIDS, officials say
The Associated Press
Updated: 3:25 p.m. ET May 5, 2005
NEW YORK - To the dismay of gay-rights activists, the Food and Drug Administration is about to implement new rules recommending that any man who has engaged in homosexual sex in the previous five years be barred from serving as an anonymous sperm donor.
The FDA has rejected calls to scrap the provision, insisting that gay men collectively pose a higher-than-average risk of carrying the AIDS virus. Critics accuse the FDA of stigmatizing all gay men rather than adopting a screening process that focuses on high-risk sexual behavior by any would-be donor, gay or straight.
Under these rules, a heterosexual man who had unprotected sex with HIV-positive prostitutes would be OK as a donor one year later, but a gay man in a monogamous, safe-sex relationship is not OK unless hes been celibate for five years, said Leland Traiman, director of a clinic in Alameda, Calif., that seeks gay sperm donors.
Fullness (http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7749977/)
This line says it all: "Under these rules, a heterosexual man who had unprotected sex with HIV-positive prostitutes would be OK as a donor one year later, but a gay man in a monogamous, safe-sex relationship is not OK unless hes been celibate for five years."
I don't get it myself.
The Associated Press
Updated: 3:25 p.m. ET May 5, 2005
NEW YORK - To the dismay of gay-rights activists, the Food and Drug Administration is about to implement new rules recommending that any man who has engaged in homosexual sex in the previous five years be barred from serving as an anonymous sperm donor.
The FDA has rejected calls to scrap the provision, insisting that gay men collectively pose a higher-than-average risk of carrying the AIDS virus. Critics accuse the FDA of stigmatizing all gay men rather than adopting a screening process that focuses on high-risk sexual behavior by any would-be donor, gay or straight.
Under these rules, a heterosexual man who had unprotected sex with HIV-positive prostitutes would be OK as a donor one year later, but a gay man in a monogamous, safe-sex relationship is not OK unless hes been celibate for five years, said Leland Traiman, director of a clinic in Alameda, Calif., that seeks gay sperm donors.
Fullness (http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7749977/)
This line says it all: "Under these rules, a heterosexual man who had unprotected sex with HIV-positive prostitutes would be OK as a donor one year later, but a gay man in a monogamous, safe-sex relationship is not OK unless hes been celibate for five years."
I don't get it myself.