Reuters, 04/11 15:39 CET
PARIS (Reuters) – France has decided to end
a more than 30-year old law that banned homosexual men from donating
blood, a measure originally put in place to stop the spread of diseases
such as HIV.
Health Minister Marisol Touraine said on Wednesday
discrimination against potential blood donors on the basis of sexual
orientation was unacceptable because it presumed that homosexual men all
had HIV.
After a review of the measure since 2012, Touraine opted
to lift the exclusion that has been in place since 1983 and was
subsequently reinforced three times.
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Source: Euronews
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