Democrats Want to Relax Restrictions on Gay Men Donating Blood

Democrats in Congress want the Biden administration to allow men who had sex with another man to donate blood without any deferral.

More than 20 Democratic senators sent a letterto federal health officials Thursday asking them to update the Food and Drug Administration’s blood donation guidelines in light of the shortage of blood reported by the Red Cross.

Separately, Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.), chair of the House Oversight Committee, and three of her colleagues wrote to the Food and Drug Administration also asking the agency to rethink the three-month deferral for donating blood by men who have had sex with ...