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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Hannah Schoenbaum

Utah Republicans push hospitals to let patients bring their own blood as vaccine concerns linger

US Utah Blood Transfusion - (Copyright 2020 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

Utah may soon loosen its B.Y.O.B. rules, but not in the way some might hope. The acronym has taken on a new meaning in the state Legislature: “Bring Your Own Blood.”

Health care facilities in Utah would be required to let patients supply their own blood for procedures or choose their own donor under a bill that passed the state House with unanimous support Wednesday, despite concerns from the American Red Cross.

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