tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23631803.post388753021265030104..comments2024-03-26T23:49:37.130-05:00Comments on detritus.: take it straightsuttonhoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17292408097588177380noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23631803.post-80737314652433148052009-12-19T22:21:18.382-06:002009-12-19T22:21:18.382-06:00Yeah: I'd like to see those actuarial tables. ...Yeah: I'd like to see those actuarial tables. There may be something interesting in there.<br /><br />The prostitution population makes sense because high-risk comes with the job; as does screening folks who use needles for illegal drugs; and while there are certainly gay men who engage in risky sexual behaviors (as do some straight men and women), is it fair to assume the entire population does? Number of sexual partners would probably have gotten at the probability a little more precisely, but that's far too invasive a question to ask for a blood donation.<br /><br />I suspect the screen is more political than statistical -- there's a fear factor in the public mind that links gay w/ AIDS; the public is reassured that the blood supply is free from AIDS if it's free from gays.suttonhoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17292408097588177380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23631803.post-71306427765607327172009-12-19T19:30:05.465-06:002009-12-19T19:30:05.465-06:00I always took that as proper prudence. You read s...I always took that as proper prudence. You read stories of infected blood being transferred. Looking foward to the Nussbaum review.bdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09790224385610038205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23631803.post-62506661519248560262009-12-19T15:43:44.127-06:002009-12-19T15:43:44.127-06:00They're also anti-prostitute, but I suppose th...They're also anti-prostitute, but I suppose that's harder to get behind as a civil rights issue.I, Rodiushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08199985322178825076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23631803.post-27542466507917245882009-12-19T14:02:24.088-06:002009-12-19T14:02:24.088-06:00I often wonder about that myself when going throug...I often wonder about that myself when going through the list of questions: if each pint donated is tested, then why do they eliminate an entire segment of the population from donating at all? I always imagine there's some complex statistical, actuarial calculations going on, balancing risk against decreased supply, but maybe not.I, Rodiushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08199985322178825076noreply@blogger.com