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Review NHS Blood Donor exclusions to ensure they are not discriminatory (any)

Submitted on Thursday 29th December 2016

Rejected on Thursday 29th December 2016

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)

Petition Action

Review NHS Blood Donor exclusions to ensure they are not discriminatory (any)

Petition Details

The NHS Blood Transfusion Service discriminates against donors who;

> "If you are a man who in the last 12 months has had oral or anal sex with another man
> (If you are a woman) a man who has ever had oral or anal sex with another man"

Among other areas

Additional Information

The HSE confirms that transmission of Hep-B is most commonly attributed to needle sharing rather than sexual orientation or habits.

"In England and Wales, injecting drugs is the most frequently reported route of infection."

http://www.hse.gov.uk/biosafety/blood-borne-viruses/hepatitis-b.htm


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This petition was rejected

The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:

There's already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.

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petition.parliament.uk/petitions/170131

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