Tuesday, January 11, 2022
The day
Gay men in France will soon be able to donate blood without restrictions
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Also sexually active gay and bisexual men allowed in France in the future Donate blood. “We are ending an injustice that could no longer be justified,” wrote Health Minister Olivier Véran on Twitter. Currently, men can only donate blood if they have not had same-sex sex in the past four months. This scheme is intended canceled on March 16 will.
According to the ministry, the questionnaire, which must be filled out before the donation, should be in the future no criteria and questions included more about men who have sex with men. The questionnaire should be expanded to include questions about taking preventive medication before or after exposure to HIV risk. A blood donation is excluded for four months after the last intake, according to the ministry. From 1983 Men who had same-sex sex were allowed out of fear of the AIDS virus don’t donate blood. In 2016, France then allowed blood donations for sexual abstainers.
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