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Atlanta Daily World
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia
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South African Prime Minister Strijdom's government proposes draft regulations segregating blood transfusions by race, requiring separate storage for white and non-white blood. Doctors at a Johannesburg conference criticize the unscientific measure, with Dr. Shapiro warning it will hinder non-white donor recruitment.
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JOHANNESBURG - (ANP)
New draft regulations for the control of blood transfusion will bring racial segregation into the field of medical science through legislation in South Africa.
The draft regulations which amend the Medical, Dental and Pharmacy Act. stipulate that the blood of whites and non-whites in South Africa must be kept completely separate in every stage of its preparation for transfusion.
After being processed, the blood of non-whites must be kept in bottles bearing a label with a black border. while the blood taken from whites must be kept in bottles with a white label.
The draft regulations were tabled recently in Johannesburg at a conference of the Blood transfusion services, but the doctors present criticized them and stressed that discrimination for non-white blood could not be justified on scientific grounds.
Doctor Shapiro, head of these services. said that the measure would undermine efforts to recruit non-white donors.
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doctors criticized the regulations as unscientific; the measure would undermine efforts to recruit non-white donors.
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New draft regulations amending the Medical, Dental and Pharmacy Act stipulate racial segregation of blood for transfusions in South Africa, with non-white blood in black-bordered bottles and white blood in white-labeled bottles. Tabled at a Johannesburg conference, the proposals were criticized by attending doctors, including head Doctor Shapiro.