<p class="title">The United States eased its policy on gay and bisexual men donating blood on Thursday due to rising concerns about blood supplies during the coronavirus crisis.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), a federal agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, said it was reducing a 12-month ban on men who have had sex with men to three months.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"This guidance is being implemented without prior public comment because the FDA has determined that prior public participation for this guidance is not feasible or appropriate," the FDA said in a statement.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The announcement came after a long-running campaign by LGBT+ rights groups and some US lawmakers for parity with heterosexuals regarding blood donations. </p>
<p class="title">The United States eased its policy on gay and bisexual men donating blood on Thursday due to rising concerns about blood supplies during the coronavirus crisis.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), a federal agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, said it was reducing a 12-month ban on men who have had sex with men to three months.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"This guidance is being implemented without prior public comment because the FDA has determined that prior public participation for this guidance is not feasible or appropriate," the FDA said in a statement.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The announcement came after a long-running campaign by LGBT+ rights groups and some US lawmakers for parity with heterosexuals regarding blood donations. </p>