Gay Blood Donation Ban
Blood donation restrictions on men who have sex with men
Men who have sex with men
- Can gay men give blood?
- Why is there a 3-month wait after sex?
- Blood donation rules
- Questions we ask before you donate
- Research into more personalised questions
- Previous changes to blood donation rules
This is an issue Mark Ward has been raising awareness of for many years. He was asked for his input by the Department of Public Health in England to assist in their work on lowering the timescale for deferral from 12 to 3 months.
The Politics Show – Gay Blood Donations – 18th September 2011
Mark Ward talks about how contaminated blood products have destroyed his life. The topic of Gay blood donations is discussed in the London studio.
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