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What countries are lifting gay blood donation bans?

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Greece has lifted a decades-old ban on gay and bisexual men giving blood, while France has announced it will scrap rules requiring a year of abstinence from gay sex to donate. The measures, both announced this week, are the latest in a wave of countries lifting blood donation restrictions on gay and bi men that were often first put in place during the early years of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the 1980s. Which other countries are lifting such bans and why? WHERE ARE GAY BLOOD DONATION BANS BEING REMOVED? Israel’s…

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France ends “absurd” ban on blood donations from gay and bisexual men

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France has lifted its ban on gay and bisexual men donating blood, ending restrictions that have been in place since early on in the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Announcing the move on 11 January, the country’s Minister of Solidarity and Health took to Twitter to announce that the changes will come into effect on 16 March. Olivier Véra wrote: “From March 16, all French people, whatever their sexual orientation, will be able to donate blood! “We are ending an inequality that was no longer justified.” References to sexual orientation in blood donation…

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Greece lifts ban on gay and bisexual men donating blood

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Greece has lifted a longstanding ban on blood donations from men who have sex with men in a historic move for the LGBTQ+ community. On 10 January, a ministerial decree was signed by Health Minister Thanos Plevris and his deputy, Mina Gaga. Greek City Times reported that the decree created a new form for people wishing to donate blood to complete, which removes homosexual acts from the list of things restricting someone from doing so. It will come into effect after the publication of the Government Gazette, the country’s legal…

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Canada to lift ban on gay men donating blood “very soon”

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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced that Canada is on the brink of lifting its discriminatory ban on gay men donating blood. During a press conference on 3 September, Trudeau said that he is “very, very hopeful” the restrictions will be lifted “shortly”. Current guidelines in the country mean that men who have sex with men (MSM) cannot donate if they have engaged in sexual contact three months prior to giving blood. Trudeau said: “We expect Canadian Blood Services to announce soon that the MSM blood ban will be lifted.…

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