- Target:
- Department of Health
- Region:
- United Kingdom
- Website:
- unitedbyblood.org.uk
The UK government has lifted the ban on sexually active men who have sex with me from donating blood. However, they have put in its place a 12 month celibacy period which effectively acts as a ban.
There are people who can donate blood whilst taking fewer precautions than some men who have sex with men.
We believe that this is discrimination based on outdated information. If heterosexual couples can donate then why can't homosexual couples.
We the undersigned petition the Government to remove the ban on sexually active men who have sex with men from donating blood. The introduction of the 12 month celibacy period has removed the de jure ban on donation and replaced it with a de facto ban.
Therefore we ask for the removal of the ban and a full, comprehensive screening solution to be introduced to reduce the risk of infection from any person who may donate blood.
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The Stop blood discrimination petition to Department of Health was written by Martin Rae and is in the category Health at GoPetition.