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Canada’s ‘discriminatory’ blood ban being replaced by screening based on sexual behaviour for all donors

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Canada’s ‘discriminatory’ blood ban being replaced by screening based on sexual behaviour for all donors

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Published on April 29, 2022

A policy change years in the making, on Thursday Health Canada approved Canadian Blood Services’ submission to eliminate the three-month donor deferral period for gay and bisexual men as well as some other folks in the LGBTQ2S+ community.

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