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It is a longstanding federal regulation that many in the gay community say stigmatizes and discriminates against them

An FDA panel will meet Tuesday to review the federal ban on blood donations by any man who has had sex with another man since 1977. It is a longstanding federal regulation that many in the gay community say stigmatizes and discriminates against them. They, among many in the medical field, will gather at the FDA headquarters to find out if the FDA panel will support the measure. Julianna Goldman reports.

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