Lift the ban on gay men donating blood, especially now more than ever

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Its absolutely ludicrous that gay men are not allowed to donate blood, allow gay men to be screened and if their blood is clean let them donate just like anyone else

At a time like this its crucial more and more blood donars donate but we could have more blood donors available by lifting the ban on gay men

Why it was rejected

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

While it's not the case that there remains a ban on gay men donating blood, there is a 3 month waiting period. You might like to sign this petition to remove that restriction:

Remove the criteria for men who have sex with men to wait before donating blood

Timeline

26 Mar 2020	Petition opened for signatures
6 May 2020	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 6 May 2020

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