Petition · past parliament · Department of Health and Social Care
Remove the criteria for men who have sex with men to wait before donating blood
Closed
522 signatures
What the petition asks
Currently, men are not permitted to donate blood if they have had sex with another man in the last 3 months.
We would like the government to remove this restriction and allow men who have sex with men the same privilege to donate blood as everybody else.
We would like the government to remove this restriction and allow men who have sex with men the same privilege to donate blood as everybody else.
Timeline
| 6 May 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 6 Nov 2020 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
522
Status
Closed
Department
Department of Health and Social Care
Opened
6 May 2020
Closed
6 Nov 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.