Submitted on Sunday 5th July 2020
Rejected on Friday 11th September 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Allow men with recent homosexual sexual contact to donate blood.
Remove the law banning men from donating blood within 3 months of homosexual sexual contact. This law was implemented during the AIDS crisis, but now is outdated and discriminatory.
The law barring men from donating blood within 3 months of homosexual sexual contact is discriminatory. According to nat.org, the transmission of HIV between homosexual men (46.4%) is only 0.2% higher than between heterosexual couples (46.2). These statistics prove that this law is outdated and useless. Removing this law would also increase the amount of blood donated, saving many lives. This would be a big step in LGBTQ+ rights in the UK and could pave the way for other countries to follow.
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