The federal government has changed its guidelines on organ and blood donation for men who have had sex with another man, but restrictions on donated tissues remain in place. Advocates and lawmakers are frustrated with the FDA for not aligning tissue donation guidelines for gay and bisexual men with the rest of the population. The current policies, set 30 years ago to prevent HIV transmission, are considered unnecessary and discriminatory. Despite advancements in testing technology, the FDA has not updated its guidelines. Advocates are urging the FDA to relax restrictions on cornea donations from gay and bisexual men to save more lives.
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FDA urged to relax decades-old tissue donation restrictions for gay and bisexual men
