Now the questionnaire inquires whether a prospective donor has had “high risk sexual relations with a new partner or partners” in the past three months, using gender neutral wording. Until Thursday, men seeking to donate blood in Israel were asked whether they had same-sex relations in the past 12 months, a category that would disqualify them from giving. Brazil’s Supreme Court ruled on Friday that a 12-month deferral period for gay and bi men to give blood was unconstitutional, a policy LGBT+ campaigners had long argued was discriminatory given.
last year because of a drop in the nation’s blood supply. eased restrictions on blood donations from gay and bisexual men, following a similar decision by the U.S. New rules that change the barriers facing gay men who want to donate blood. JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel has lifted restrictions on blood donations by gay men, saying the longstanding limitation was discriminatory and denigrating, Israel’s health minister said Thursday.Įarlier this year the U.K. Lifestyle Health Health Problems New Australian blood donation rules for gay men don’t go far enough, advocates say. As Greece and France lift restrictions, heres why many countries are moving to let gay and bi men donate blood By Rachel Savage LONDON, Jan 14 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - 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.