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FDA eases blood donation ban on gay men

The FDA is easing its restrictions on gay and bisexual men who want to make a blood donation. But there's a catch -- the lifetime ban is being replaced with a new policy that requires gay and bisexual men to abstain from sex for a year before being able to donate. Harvard Law professor Glenn Cohen joins CBSN with more on the legal issues that could result.
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