damerell

What I worry about are the people who decide they are low risk and lie to give blood, because they think that's more important than the rules. And I think the oral sex prohibition is a bit odd too, since as far as I'm aware that's extremely low risk. While the risk of contracting HIV is higher, and yes it might miss the screening, I do wonder why these people are banned for life, when women who are sleeping with them are only banned for a year after they stop. I wonder if it would be possible to give a similar or possibly longer period of time after people have stopped taking part in risky activities.

I note I signed this petition, but not as a result of seeing an LJ meme encouraging me to do so. In fact this is the first I heard of any such meme.

I will admit that I might not have signed it if I had stopped to think about it in complete detail, because I think it was written quite badly. I think the petition site is possibly dangerous in this regard, because you tend to scan down the list and look at all the ones that seem like even vaguely a good idea.

I would like to know that they do review the policy regularly though, and make sure it is statistically still the most sensible one.