Israel lifts restrictions on blood donations by men who have sex with men
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metroweekly.comFacebook post that the Health Ministry had removed inquiries from screening questionnaires asking male blood donors if they had same-sex relations in the past 12 months, which would disqualify them from giving.Instead of screening all male donors for same-sex behavior, Israel will now institute a gender-neutral, risk-based assessment, starting on October 1, that asks all blood donors if they have engaged in “high-risk sex with a new partner or multiple partners” in the past three months, reports The Associated Press. “There is no difference between blood and blood.
Discrimination against gay people in blood donations is over,” Horowitz, who was the second openly gay Knesset member in history, wrote.
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