P-04-580 Restrictions on Donating Blood
P-04-580 Restrictions on Donating Blood
Giving
blood is a very honourable and helpful thing for someone to do in this country
to help out people in desperate need of it. However, not everyone is eligible
to donate blood, some for reasons that are very understandable, but there is
one reason that it not understandable at all. Homosexual men are not allowed to
give blood if they have engaged in sexual intercourse with someone within the
last year, it is wrong and unfair. The NHS is worried about getting blood
infected with HIV/AIDS, however, anyone can contract AIDS, not only
homosexuals, all the blood is processed and tested before offering it anyway,
so there is no reason why a homosexual man should have to remain abstinent for
a year in order to do a noble act. This inequality needs to end now and we must
allow people of all sexual orientations the option to donate blood.
Petition raised by: Scott Dymond
Date Petition first
considered by Committee:
23 September 2014
Number of signatures: 83
The Committee considered
this petition on 23 February 2016 under Agenda Item 4 – Petitions
Proposed for Closure, and agreed to close the petition.
Business type: Petition
Reason considered: Senedd Business;
Status: For consideration
First published: 16/09/2014