Petition · past parliament
End the 12 Month Deferral Ban on Gay Men Donating Blood
Closed
3,191 signatures
What the petition asks
The discriminatory ban on homosexual men giving blood has no place in an equal society.
We, the undersigned, call on the Government to end the 12 month deferral ban on gay men donating blood, and replace it with an equal and individual risk assessment based process for all blood donors.
We, the undersigned, call on the Government to end the 12 month deferral ban on gay men donating blood, and replace it with an equal and individual risk assessment based process for all blood donors.
Diseases such as HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis B & C are by no means confined to the gay male community, and therefore an equal policy for everyone should be adopted, one that makes a case-by-case decision based on sexual behaviour, rather than sexuality.
Under this policy, any person who has had protected or monogamous sex would be allowed to donate. Scientific advancements also dictate that the deferral period for 'risky' sexual behaviour should be reviewed and reduced, and not confined to gay men.
Under this policy, any person who has had protected or monogamous sex would be allowed to donate. Scientific advancements also dictate that the deferral period for 'risky' sexual behaviour should be reviewed and reduced, and not confined to gay men.
Timeline
| 26 Aug 2015 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 26 Feb 2016 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
3,191
Status
Closed
Opened
26 Aug 2015
Closed
26 Feb 2016
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