London. In Britain, it will now allow sexually active homosexual and bisexual men to donate blood. Following this decision, restrictions imposed during the HIV / AIDS epidemic in the 1980s will also be rejected. The government said that men living for a long time from 2021 will also be able to donate blood. This decision is being seen as a significant change. This decision has also added that men who have sex with men (MSM) will have to abstain from sex for three months to donate blood.
Blood donation was banned in view of AIDS
In the wake of the AIDS crisis, regulations prohibiting gay and biosexual men from donating blood were implemented in many other countries, with health agencies arguing that they were far more likely to receive infections through sex than others . But LGBTQ campaigners and other groups protested these restrictions and warned that such restrictions perpetuate the stereotype associated with homosexuals and bisexual men. These groups asserted that modern screening methods reduced the risk of infection.
Health Secretary appreciated, said- this positive step, after
an advisory board gave recommendations to the government, this change in Britain will force every potential blood donor to assess its individual base. Health Secretary Matt Hancock said this is a positive step and recognizes actions by individuals rather than their sexual preference. In the 1980s, Britain imposed a complete ban on blood donation for anyone who had ever had sex with another man.
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These are the rules regarding blood donation in these countries …
In 2011, it was removed and changed to a one-year period, under which a gay or bisexual would not be able to have sex for a period of one year after donating blood. In 2017, that period was reduced to three months. In many countries, including Croatia, Malaysia, Singapore and Ukraine, they are still banned from donating blood while in Italy and Spain there is no such ban.
