FDA wants to ban gay sperm donors

[DAGTA]

Originally posted by: nakedfrog

Originally posted by: armatron
I do not see how you, (assuming to be an intelligent person) can honestly not mind that gay's are donating sperm. Even if you look at the disease-aspect only... they DO have more diseases. It's not an 'opinion' it's a fact. They have MORE diseases than the typical hetero who has sex with prostitutes, and that's why the FDA is pushing this.

Sometimes you have to push aside your 'moral' values and look at the big picture. In a perfect world there would be NO diseases at all. unfortunately it's not a perfect world and we have to accept these things.

But shouldn't they test every sample they receive regardless of who it comes from to make sure it's clean?

Yes, definitely.

 

[mercanucaribe]

What does HIV have to do with anything? I don't understand this at all. Don't they test the sperm?

 

[Aharami]

Originally posted by: armatron

Originally posted by: Umberger

Originally posted by: armatron

Originally posted by: loki8481
I don't think the children of homosexuals are any more likely to be gay than children of heterosexuals.

in that case, it's a life choice and they need to stop 'acting' this way.

if they're safe about it, then why do they need to stop acting that way? are they hurting you?

wtf you don't get it do you.

The point is whether or not they should be allowed to donate sperm.

My point is that
1) Assuming it's NOT a life choice, that means that gays are gay because of genes. I actually think it was recently discovered that this is usually the case.

What's the horrible disease that is inherited?... parkinsons? no.. something.. where you brain literally dissolves from the inside out around 25yrs old... I don't remember... anyhow THEY shouldn't be allowed to donate sperm either... and neither should midgets... The point is that these genetic mutations, when they happen, are accepted... but society shouldn't PROMOTE these things

aw come on. if mutations arent promoted, x-men will never become a reality. i so want my kid or one of my descendents to have superpowers

 

[eLiu]

this doesnt make much sense...

gay man w/o HIV...straight man w/o HIV...i dont see the difference? Unless the FDA is implying that gayness is genetic...

 

[walla]

Originally posted by: Aharami

Originally posted by: armatron

Originally posted by: Umberger

Originally posted by: armatron

Originally posted by: loki8481
I don't think the children of homosexuals are any more likely to be gay than children of heterosexuals.

in that case, it's a life choice and they need to stop 'acting' this way.

if they're safe about it, then why do they need to stop acting that way? are they hurting you?

wtf you don't get it do you.

The point is whether or not they should be allowed to donate sperm.

My point is that
1) Assuming it's NOT a life choice, that means that gays are gay because of genes. I actually think it was recently discovered that this is usually the case.

What's the horrible disease that is inherited?... parkinsons? no.. something.. where you brain literally dissolves from the inside out around 25yrs old... I don't remember... anyhow THEY shouldn't be allowed to donate sperm either... and neither should midgets... The point is that these genetic mutations, when they happen, are accepted... but society shouldn't PROMOTE these things

aw come on. if mutations arent promoted, x-men will never become a reality. i so want my kid to have superpowers

you could always subject him/her to dangerously high radiation levels. that is always an option.

 

[Aharami]

Originally posted by: walla

you could always subject him/her to dangerously high radiation levels. that is always an option.

/outfits house with x-ray machines

 

[yoda291]

Originally posted by: walla

Originally posted by: Aharami

Originally posted by: armatron

Originally posted by: Umberger

Originally posted by: armatron

Originally posted by: loki8481
I don't think the children of homosexuals are any more likely to be gay than children of heterosexuals.

in that case, it's a life choice and they need to stop 'acting' this way.

if they're safe about it, then why do they need to stop acting that way? are they hurting you?

wtf you don't get it do you.

The point is whether or not they should be allowed to donate sperm.

My point is that
1) Assuming it's NOT a life choice, that means that gays are gay because of genes. I actually think it was recently discovered that this is usually the case.

What's the horrible disease that is inherited?... parkinsons? no.. something.. where you brain literally dissolves from the inside out around 25yrs old... I don't remember... anyhow THEY shouldn't be allowed to donate sperm either... and neither should midgets... The point is that these genetic mutations, when they happen, are accepted... but society shouldn't PROMOTE these things

aw come on. if mutations arent promoted, x-men will never become a reality. i so want my kid to have superpowers

you could always subject him/her to dangerously high radiation levels. that is always an option.

or the reading/meddling with forbidden tomes and artifacts...always popular around x-mas time.

 

[Mucho]

rbloedow is missing all this fun.

 

[desk]

there seems to be a lot thinly veiled fear and hatred in this thread.

 

[Phoenix86]

Originally posted by: mercanucaribe
What does HIV have to do with anything? I don't understand this at all. Don't they test the sperm?

HIV has an incubation period. Of course they test.

Originally posted by: eLiu
this doesnt make much sense...

gay man w/o HIV...straight man w/o HIV...i dont see the difference? Unless the FDA is implying that gayness is genetic...

They wouldn't accept either. What they are saying is that gays are more likely to contract HIV, and that's a fact.

This has NOTHING to do with genetics, or any BS implications. It's about risks, and risk factors.

Anal sex=risky in regards to contracting a STD.

 

[JDub02]

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire

Originally posted by: Banana
The FDA is going to ban sperm donations by homosexual men. Unfair or not? I'm fairly liberal, but I think such a ban would be a good idea because of the HIV issue.

Because straight people don't get HIV.

P&N is that way.

- M4H

Didn't you know that Ronald Reagan and Rush Limbaugh created AIDS to kill the queers? :roll:

 

[MowSow]

Originally posted by: loki8481

Originally posted by: armatron

Originally posted by: loki8481
I don't think the children of homosexuals are any more likely to be gay than children of heterosexuals.

in that case, it's a life choice and they need to stop 'acting' this way.

if it makes them happy and is not harmful to anyone outside of themselves, why should they stop 'acting' that way?

The issue is that they do want to act that way in front of everyone .. that's the agenda. Serisousely, I do not want my kids, when I get some, to be exposed or infulenced in any shape or form to homosexual behaviour.

 

[shilala]

<--- *Runs into thread and donates a load*

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Originally posted by: MowSow

Originally posted by: loki8481

Originally posted by: armatron

Originally posted by: loki8481
I don't think the children of homosexuals are any more likely to be gay than children of heterosexuals.

in that case, it's a life choice and they need to stop 'acting' this way.

if it makes them happy and is not harmful to anyone outside of themselves, why should they stop 'acting' that way?

The issue is that they do want to act that way in front of everyone .. that's the agenda. Serisousely, I do not want my kids, when I get some, to be exposed or infulenced in any shape or form to homosexual behaviour.

P&N. THAT WAY. GO. NOW.

- M4H

 

[darkamulets]

Originally posted by: Banana
The FDA is going to ban sperm donations by homosexual men. Unfair or not? I'm fairly liberal, but I think such a ban would be a good idea because of the HIV issue.

Problem is--gay donors would have to identify themselves as such, and what about HIV-infected non-homosexual donors?

Article about FDA ban on gay sperm donors.




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You do realize they screen this stuff right?

 

[Mutilator]

2 random thoughts... that aren't nec. my opinion, just some of the first crap that popped in to my head.

If they wanted to have kids, then they should have thought about that before they got a boyfriend (assuming it's a choice instead of inherited) because until some freak makes a scientific break-thru man+man != baby. 😛

I'd hate to be the kid that found out I was not only a test tube baby, but my dad was gay too. 😉

 

[pulse8]

Originally posted by: Phoenix86

Originally posted by: mercanucaribe
What does HIV have to do with anything? I don't understand this at all. Don't they test the sperm?

HIV has an incubation period. Of course they test.

Originally posted by: eLiu
this doesnt make much sense...

gay man w/o HIV...straight man w/o HIV...i dont see the difference? Unless the FDA is implying that gayness is genetic...

They wouldn't accept either. What they are saying is that gays are more likely to contract HIV, and that's a fact.

This has NOTHING to do with genetics, or any BS implications. It's about risks, and risk factors.

Anal sex=risky in regards to contracting a STD.

Heterosexual men have anal sex, too. Why aren't they included?

 

[DrPizza]

Hopefully this response doesn't get buried:


1. Leave it up to the sperm donor clinics - they're in the business to make money.
2. WTF? They don't screen the same way the Red Cross does for blood donations?!

and

3. Sperm donor clinics are in it to make money...
gay donors means spending money to purchase two different sets of magazines!!

 

[QuitBanningMe]

I agree with the idea of banning gay sperm donors. The cover story seems kind of silly though. Untill it is proven that homosexuality is either genetic or a lifestyle choice it should be kept out sperm supply. If it isn't kept out completely it should at least be labeled as homosexual sperm. If there is a chance it is genetic people should be informed of the sexual orientation of the donor.

I doubt there would be a ton of people requesting homosexual sperm and since it is a business I don't see paying someone for something that is not in demand.

Doesn't matter though because people would lie.

 

[jpeyton]

Is there really gay DNA? If so, I probably wouldn't want to put gay DNA in the sperm donor population.

 

[mobobuff]

I laugh when anybody thinks homosexuality is genetic, when the practice itself is purely anti-genetic.

 

[fs5]

WTF, isn't this 2005? not 1975?

 

[QuitBanningMe]

Originally posted by: fs5
WTF, isn't this 2005? not 1975?

yeah...wtf? Gay babies are in style now.

 

[Atomicus]

Originally posted by: Mutilator

If they wanted to have kids, then they should have thought about that before they got a boyfriend (assuming it's a choice instead of inherited) because until some freak makes a scientific break-thru man+man != baby. 😛

my thoughts exactly

leave the baby-making to the straight folks.

 

[TallBill]

Originally posted by: QuitBanningMe

Originally posted by: fs5
WTF, isn't this 2005? not 1975?

yeah...wtf? Gay babies are in style now.

Your not cool if your not gay!