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Jay E. Menitove, MD
Scientific, Medical and Technical Committee Council of Community Blood Centers Falls Church, Va

Joseph R. Bove, MD
Chairman Transfusion Transmitted Diseases Committee American Association of Blood Banks Arlington, Va

JAMA. 1986;255(2):195-196.

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To the Editor.—

Suggestions for practicing "prophylactic law" to protect the health care industry from acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)-related liability were presented by Miller et al¹ in the June 21 issue of THE JOURNAL. Their comments specifically address potential liabilities related to transfusion-associated AIDS and dealt exclusively with legal ramifications of current policy without considering ethical, social, and medical factors. As professionals and institutions responsible for providing blood to the American people, we are deeply concerned about certain recommendations made by Miller et al, which we believe are erroneous and misleading.

Miller et al imply that blood collection agencies are remiss in not directly questioning donors about their sexual preference as a method for identifying asymptomatic individuals capable of transmitting AIDS. In fact, donor information materials handed to every volunteer donor state that males who have had sex with more than one male since 1979, or whose male partner . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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