FDA Urged To Relax Decades-Old Tissue Donation Restrictions for Gay and Bisexual Men By Rae Ellen Bichell MAY 24, 2024FDA Urged To Relax Decades-Old Tissue Donation Restrictions for Gay and Bisexual Men By Rae Ellen Bichell MAY 24, 2024

https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/tissue-donation-rules-fda-gay-bisexual-men-cornea-transplant/?utm_campaign=KHN%20-%20Weekly%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8eobAlQcVF6QNwzTAWCy-RRFhoiSjAqtMMj58xmKJuJ_S9FHYZgfsRblDE1wfMLovHq1lh8EoMqz_L8yBBSZArfsGXpQ&_hsmi=308623498&utm_content=308623498&utm_source=hs_email FDA Urged To Relax Decades-Old Tissue Donation Restrictions for Gay and Bisexual Men By Rae Ellen Bichell Federal regulations prevent gay and bisexual men from donating tissue, such as corneas, ligaments, and blood vessels. Similar restrictions have been relaxed or lifted for donated blood and organs in recent years.