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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]Red Cross screens ALL blood for a lot of stuff including Sickle Cell Trait.[/b] Some people can't safely receive that blood, most can. Look it up. [/quote]
Well, they don't screen ALL blood for sickle cell. They make it clear that they [b]only[/b] screen blood from black and part black donors for sickle cell.

[b]"As part of its Sickle Cell Initiative, the American Red Cross currently tests all donations for the sickle cell trait from self-identified African Americans. Last month, the screening was expanded to include those who identify as multiracial."[/b] - https://www.redcross.org/local/michigan/about-us/news-and-events/press-releases/raising-awareness-about-sickle-cell-disease--testing-and-need-fo.html?srsltid=AfmBOorvybEZJD1K__ScNeQ09e7CqJg8oS6BKDsf2WU_hqsWeXan3r6L

"If an individual does not want their donation to be screened for sickle cell trait, they should select the “I prefer not to answer or other” response regarding their race and ethnicity.[b] Only donations from self-identified multiracial and Black or African American donors will be screened for sickle cell trait.[/b]" - https://www.redcrossblood.org/faq.html

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Because it impacts the blood product itself, because they don't have infinite financial resources for testing, and because the carrier rate is astronomically higher in populations with African ancestry. It's a scientifically based decision to get the most bang for their buck, not some racist crusade. I guess it's also sexist that only women are carriers of hemophilia and Duchenne muscular dystrophy? [/quote]

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