Canada lifts rtrictns on gay men donatg blood | PBS NewsHour

Contents:

• BLOOD SERVICE REMENDS ENDG BAN ON GAY MEN DONATG BLOOD
• CANADA TO LIFT BLOOD DONATN BAN ON SEXUALLY ACTIVE GAY, BISEXUAL MEN
• FERAL JUDGE REJECTS HEALTH CANADA'S CLAIM HAS NO ROLE BARRG GAY MEN OM DONATG BLOOD
• CANADA LIFTS RTRICTNS ON GAY MEN DONATG BLOOD
• CANADIAN BLOOD SERVIC ASKS HEALTH CANADA TO DROP BAN ON GAY BLOOD DONATN
• CANADIAN BLOOD SERVIC NOW ALLOWS SOME GAY, BISEXUAL MEN TO DONATE PLASMA CALGARY, LONDON, ONT.
• GAY MAN FIGHTS 'DISCRIMATORY' POLICY THAT BANS HIM OM DONATG BLOOD. OTTAWA TRI TO BLOCK
• CANADIAN BLOOD SERVIC EAS RTRICTNS FOR SOME GAY MEN ALTA., ONT.
• CANADIAN BLOOD SERVIC REMENDS END TO OUTRIGHT BAN ON DONATNS OM GAY MEN
• CANADA MAY SOON REPEAL ITS DISCRIMATORY GAY BLOOD BAN
• HEALTH CANADA ENDS BAN ON BLOOD DONATNS OM GAY MEN
• CANADIAN BLOOD SERVIC TO END GAY 'BLOOD BAN,' BRG BEHAVUR-BASED SCREENG
• BLOOD SERVICE REMENDS ENDG BAN ON GAY MEN DONATG BLOOD
• GAY MAN FIGHTS 'DISCRIMATORY' POLICY THAT BANS HIM OM DONATG BLOOD. OTTAWA TRI TO BLOCK

BLOOD SERVICE REMENDS ENDG BAN ON GAY MEN DONATG BLOOD

Calgary paramedic 'elated' as Canada ends blood ban for men who have sex wh menBlood service remends endg ban on gay men donatg bloodInstead of beg asked about genr or sexualy, potential donors will be screened on higher-risk sexual behavur, such as anal sex. Christopher Karas, who filed a human rights plat agast Health Canada to remove the ferral, says the policy still stigmatiz gay, bisexual men, and some transgenr people.

Christopher Karas, a gay man who filed a human rights plat agast Health Canada, says the new policy still stigmatiz gay and bisexual men.

(Evan Msui/CBC)"But I know that a lot of gay, bi men and trans people will still be barred by this policy, so I thk 's a b unfortunate that the ernment has cid this is the approach they want to take, " said Karas.

CANADA TO LIFT BLOOD DONATN BAN ON SEXUALLY ACTIVE GAY, BISEXUAL MEN

"What they're sayg is that gay and bi men and transgenr [people]... Prevly, the feral ernment has tried to block Karas's urt challenge that argu Health Canada is discrimatg agast gay men by overseeg a ban that prevents men who have sex wh other men om donatg blood. ListenThere's no reason for Canada to ntue banng gay men om donatg blood, says journalistPEERS Alliance says end to ban on gay blood donatn has been 'a long time g'When prsed by reporters on whether Health Canada played a plic role the discrimatory policy, T said scientific evince was need and didn't exist.

HealthCanadian Blood Servic submted a proposal to Health Canada Wednday to end the ban on sexually active gay men donatg blood and suggted that screeng foc on high-risk behavurs for all donors Canada expected to rpond to Canadian Blood Servic remendatn by sprgCanadian Blood Servic has sent a submissn to Health Canada remendg an end to the ban on sexually active gay men donatg blood. (Jeff McIntosh/Canadian Prs)Canadian Blood Servic on Wednday remend an end to the ban on sexually active gay men donatg blood a submissn to Health submted a proposal, backed by rearch, suggtg that screeng foc on high-risk behavur — cludg havg multiple sexual partners — by all donors stead. Feral misters, cludg the prime mister, have said they want to speed up an end to the gay blood ban, and Health Canada is expected to rpond to the blood-service remendatn by the sprg.

Canadian Blood Servic now allows some gay, bisexual men to donate plasma Calgary, London, blood service has suggted that the new screeng qutns be changed to foc on risk, not sexual potential donors would be asked if they have had new or multiple sexual partners. If they answer y, they would then be asked if they have had anal troduced a lifetime ban for gay men 1992. An end to the ban on gay and bisexual men om donatg blood — promised by Prime Mister Jt T 2015 — is set to be remend wh weeks favour of new screeng creria based on sexual history and behavur.

FERAL JUDGE REJECTS HEALTH CANADA'S CLAIM HAS NO ROLE BARRG GAY MEN OM DONATG BLOOD

Feral judge rejects Health Canada's claim has no role barrg gay men om donatg bloodLiberal ndidate ref to fend blood donatn rtrictns for some gay menThe blood service says is preparg to ce evince om untri that do not ask donors such qutns, as well as rearch on risk of HIV transmissn, s submissn to Health Canada wh the next six weeks. But anyone who has had anal sex wh a new partner or multiple partners the prev three months — regardls of their partner's genr — mt wa three months before stands now Canada, a gay man who has had sex wh one partner the last three months nnot give blood, but a straight man n, no matter how many partners he has had sex wh durg the same time Mister Jt T has e unr prsure om MPs and the LGBTQ muny to scrap qutns for donors aimed at gay men.

Chang 'long overdue, ' says NDP MPT has e unr prsure om MPs and the LGBTQ muny to scrap qutns for donors aimed at gay men.

CANADA LIFTS RTRICTNS ON GAY MEN DONATG BLOOD

" The MP has been prsg misters to end the gay and bisexual blood-donatn ban for almost 10 years. Canadian Blood Servic now allows some gay, bisexual men to donate plasma Calgary, London, mtee to study blood donor l for men who've had sex wh men"I have been llg for a shift to risk-based creria for a .

I have argued there are two thgs wrong [wh this policy]: rtrictg the blood supply and promotg homophobia, " he Canada, which regulat the blood service, n only change the creria if evince is prented showg this will not crease risk. We have more evince than ever before, stemmg om the MSM Rearch Program, ternatnal data and Canada-specific risk mollg, that dit sexual behavur-based screeng will not troduce risk to the blood supply, " Lewis troduced a lifetime ban for gay men 1992. Liberals say they will act ‘quickly’ to end blood donatn ban on gay, bisexual men.

CANADIAN BLOOD SERVIC ASKS HEALTH CANADA TO DROP BAN ON GAY BLOOD DONATN

Canada’s blood donatn ban to end for gay and bisexual men. A look at Canada’s ban on blood donatn om gay men and what’s next.

Canada electn: T says Liberals workg to end blood donatn rtrictns for gay men. “It still shocks me 2022 that as a gay male, I actually n’t donate blood.

CANADIAN BLOOD SERVIC NOW ALLOWS SOME GAY, BISEXUAL MEN TO DONATE PLASMA CALGARY, LONDON, ONT.

“HIV is not a gay disease, we know that, ” he said. “To remove this part that was discrimatory towards men who have sex wh men, gay men and bisexuals, ’s a step the right directn for the LGBTQ2S+ people this untry. Gay man fights 'discrimatory' policy that bans him om donatg blood.

Ottawa tri to block Blood-donatn ferral perd drops to 3 months for gay, bisexual menKaras and his lawyers, Gregory Ko and Shakir Rahim, argue that while Health Canada do not directly take blood donatns, grants regulatory approval to screeng by Canadian Blood Canada disagreed, argug  has never issued a directive requirg that Canadian Blood Servic adopt the ban.

GAY MAN FIGHTS 'DISCRIMATORY' POLICY THAT BANS HIM OM DONATG BLOOD. OTTAWA TRI TO BLOCK

The partment says only reviews the blood service's polici and procr for safety reasons and has no legal thory to direct the arm's-length agency to do feral ernment went to urt to block a human rights plat accg of backg the Canadian Blood Servic policy on donatns om gay and bisexual men. OTTAWA (AP) — Health Canada on Thursday lifted rtrictns on gay men donatg blood, a move Prime Mister Jt T said was “good news for all Canadians” but had taken too long.

CANADIAN BLOOD SERVIC EAS RTRICTNS FOR SOME GAY MEN ALTA., ONT.

Health Canada approved the requt by Canadian Blood Servic to end the policy that rtricts homosexuals om donatg blood for three months after engagg gay sex.

The policy began 1992 as an outright ban on gay men donatg blood followg a tated blood sndal.

Several chang were later ma to the blood donatn regime until ferral perds for donatns by gay men were lowered om a lifetime ban to three months 2019. Asked about the Canadian Blood Servic announcement that they will subm a remendatn to end the blood donatn ban on gay and bisexual men, Health Mister Jean-Yv Duclos said Monday the ernment would work “quickly” to end the ban once the remendatn is received – Dec 13, 2021.

CANADIAN BLOOD SERVIC REMENDS END TO OUTRIGHT BAN ON DONATNS OM GAY MEN

The partment said aims to review the submissns wh 90 days, however this n vary pendg on the ntent and pletens of the terim measure that allowed gay men to donate plasma at some clics was approved September.

At that time, Canadian Blood Servic told Global News that this program was not tend to be permanent, as they hoped that broar permissn for gay donors would soon be granted.

CANADA MAY SOON REPEAL ITS DISCRIMATORY GAY BLOOD BAN

Canadian Blood Servic to remend end of blood donatn ban on gay, bisexual men. Canadian Blood Servic expands eligibily for some gay men to donate plasma at certa clics.

A policy change years the makg, on Thursday Health Canada approved Canadian Blood Servic’ submissn to elimate the three-month donor ferral perd for gay and bisexual men as well as some other folks the LGBTQ2S+ muny.

This means Canadian Blood Servic prohibs gay and bisexual men who have sex wh men, as well as certa trans people who have sex wh men, om donatg blood unls they have been abstent for three months. For years LGBTQ2S+ advot and those who are prohibed om donatg have voice their tratn, sayg the policy is discrimatory, homophobic, and not based science. Canadians n have nfince their blood system and gay men or men who have sex wh men n now donate blood and save another person’s life.

HEALTH CANADA ENDS BAN ON BLOOD DONATNS OM GAY MEN

Out gay Conservative MP Eric Dunn, who gaed notoriety 2020 for challengg the ernment the Hoe over the policy and sharg his personal experience of beg unable to donate, qutned why ’ll still be months before the policy change is implemented. LondonCanadian Blood Servic is takg the first steps to allowg gay and bisexual men who have sex wh men — which lls the gbMSM muny — to donate blood plasma, startg the tt ci of Calgary and London, agency's prev policy has been lled discrimatory, cludg by men who have sex wh menBlood plasma is the straw-loured liquid ponent left when blood cells are removed om whole blood.

Canadian Blood Servic is ttg out s plasma donatn eligibily, London, Ont., and Calgary, for gay and bisexual men who have sex wh men.

(Hiep Vu via Canadian Blood Servic)Canadian Blood Servic is takg the first steps to allowg gay and bisexual men who have sex wh men — which lls the gbMSM muny — to donate blood plasma, which is startg two tt ci: Calgary, Alta., and London, marks the first time the agency is openg donatns to gay and bisexual men. My blood is a rare type and ed to donate regularly before gay men were banned. "Plasma donated by gay, bisexual and other men who have sex wh men London and Calgary will be ma to plasma prote products when the donor at least 60 days later wh a plasma donatn that tts negative for fect diseas.

CANADIAN BLOOD SERVIC TO END GAY 'BLOOD BAN,' BRG BEHAVUR-BASED SCREENG

It is ed a variety of treatments for rare, life-threateng, chronic and geic years, Canadian Blood Servic has e unr fire for not allowg men who have sex wh men to donate blood, a practice many ll homophobic.

The agency did not say when would expand the current plasma donatn abily to other centr beyond Calgary and ferral perd drops to 3 months for gay, bisexual men"We unrstand that beg turned away om donatg n leave any donor wh a sense of tratn and disappotment, " the agency said. "We also regnize that the slow pace of chang to donor creria that still exclu many gay, bisexual and other men who have sex wh men has been paful and tratg for many, and we are workg to create a more clive system. A gay man  Ontar will be urt later this month argug that Health Canada discrimat agast him by overseeg the ban preventg men who recently have had sex wh other men om donatg feral ernment has been tryg to block that challenge, argug has no power to change Canadian Blood Servic' donor creria.

"Blood-donatn ferral perd drops to 3 months for gay, bisexual menLGBT activist's plat over wa perd for blood donatn referred to human rights tribunal"To have erroneo polici that are archaic and discrimatory like this, barrg donors and disuragg donors om donatg and creatg stigma, is an appropriate way for our blood system to operate, " he said. "Health Canada is timately volved implementg, certaly approvg, this blood ban that is imposed on gay folks, " Ko said.

BLOOD SERVICE REMENDS ENDG BAN ON GAY MEN DONATG BLOOD

"It is not pla and obv at the prelimary stage that the rponnt is not a party to the alleged discrimatn, " said the human rights renews ph to get T ernment to end 'homophobic' blood donor policyGay activist fil feral human rights plat over blood-donatn wa perdNow, the Attorney General of Canada, on behalf of Health Canada, is tryg to stop that quiry and is seekg a judicial review of the Canadian Human Rights Commissn's cisn at the Feral Court urt documents filed earlier this year, the ernment repeated s claim that Health Canada did not discrimate agast Karas and also acced the Canadian Human Rights Commissn of pursug an unfair vtigatn. Canadian Blood Servic has expand plasma donatn eligibily at s donor centr Calgary and London, Ont., markg a small step forward the promise to elimate the blood ban prohibg gay and bisexual men and some LBGTQ2S+ folks om donatg blood.

GAY MAN FIGHTS 'DISCRIMATORY' POLICY THAT BANS HIM OM DONATG BLOOD. OTTAWA TRI TO BLOCK

At the donor centr, gay, bisexual and certa trans folks who have sex wh men are now eligible to donate plasma, provid they have not had a new sexual partner or their partner has not had sex wh another partner the last three months.

In Canada, both Canadian Blood Servic and Hema-Quebec have polici place prohibg gay and bisexual men who have sex wh men, as well as certa trans folks who have sex wh men, om donatg blood unls they have been abstent for three months. Plasma donated by gay, bisexual and other men who have sex wh men (gbMSM) will be ma to plasma prote products when the donor at least 60 days later wh a plasma donatn that tts negative for fect diseas, as per Health Canada requirements.

In the new requt to overhl the policy, Canadian Blood Servic is askg s regulator to approve a change to s blood and plasma donor eligibily creria that would allow blood donatn clics to stop askg gay and bisexual men as well as some other folks the LGBTQ2S+ muny whether they’ve had sex wh a man. As the blood donatn policy currently stands, Canadian Blood Servic prohibs gay and bisexual men who have sex wh men, as well as certa trans people who have sex wh men om donatg blood unls they have been abstent for three months. Canada uld soon bee the latt untry to repeal s discrimatory bans on gay and bisexual men donatg Mister Jt T said a Friday prs nference that he is “very, very hopeful” that Canada’s current rtrictns on queer male blood donors will be lifted “shortly, ” acrdg to the Canadian news work Global News.