Gay Blood Donor News

Filed Under AIDS/HIV, Health | March 7th, 2008 

Gay Blood Donor NewsThere’s news about the gay blood donor ban from both sides of the pond this week.

In England, a group is campaigning to end the NHS blood ban in the UK. BloodBan.co.uk says that the rules need to be overhauled.

Related stories: – The Metro: Lift ban on gay blood donors’
- From the BBC: Call to end gay donor blood ban

In Canada: The Montreal Gazette reports that Héma-Québec and the Canadian Blood Services refuse to lift the blood ban on gay men despite despite appeals from two prominent Montreal experts on HIV and AIDS.

Full story at The Gazette: Agencies refuse to lift ban on gay men