Allow actively gay men and women to have the right to give blood donations.

Rejected 18 signatures

What the petition asks

Gay men and women cant currently donate blood.

I ask why is this? And challange it.

When a person gives blood to save another it is a selfless act of kindness, which gay men and women should also have the right to do. When giving blood, the blood gets tested to strict guidelines.

France have recently ammended the guidelines for giving blood allowing gay men and women in France to donate blood. Why cant we do the same? This saves lifes.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

This petition relates to the ban on gay men giving blood:

End the 12 Month Deferral Ban on Gay Men Donating Blood

There are no specific restrictions on gay women giving blood:

http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Blood-donation/Pages/Who-can-use-it.aspx

Timeline

14 Nov 2015	Petition opened for signatures
18 Nov 2015	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 18

Status Rejected

Rejected 18 Nov 2015

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