Let Us Give Blood has called on Australian Red Cross Lifeblood to lift its ban on gay donors after Germany was the latest country to make moves to change its policy to an individual assessment.
Germany recently moved to introduce legislation that would remove the ban on gay donors in place of an individual risk assessment based on sexual activity,The Australian Red Cross Lifeblood’s rules do not allow men who have engaged in same sex intercourse within the past three months, a period that was reduced from 12 months in 2021, to donate blood..
Stream the latest health news with Flash. 25+ news channels in 1 place. New to Flash? Try 1 month free. Offer ends 31 October, 2023 > There are also a series of other nations who have taken a similar approach to make blood donations more accessible. “If this change is approved, Australia will be the first country in the world to implement this plasma pathway.”
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