Current Version
| Region | Minnesota |
| Issue | Blood donations by MSMs |
| Status | Banned (indefinite deferral) |
| Start Date | 1983 |
| End Date | Dec 21, 2015 |
| Description | Ban on blood donations from MSMs applies to any man who has had sex, even once, with another man on or after January 1, 1977. |
| Sources | http://www.fda.gov/BiologicsBloodVaccines/BloodBloodProducts/QuestionsaboutBlood/ucm108186.htm |
Revision History (2)
edited by JerofDoorhandle
| Old Value (Original) | New Value (Current) | |
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| End Date | (NONE) | Dec 21, 2015 |
created by imullin01
| Original entry | |
|---|---|
| Status | Banned (indefinite deferral) |
| Start Date | 1983 |
| End Date | now |
| Description | Ban on blood donations from MSMs applies to any man who has had sex, even once, with another man on or after January 1, 1977. |
| Sources | http://www.fda.gov/BiologicsBloodVaccines/BloodBloodProducts/QuestionsaboutBlood/ucm108186.htm |
Reports (4)
- Status is not correct "The deferral is for a year, but since COVID came around, the deferral was shortened to three months. Source- American Red Cross (uses FDA Guidelines)
https://www.redcrossblood.org/donate-blood/how-to-donate/eligibility-requirements/lgbtq-donors.html"
- Status is not correct "Memorial Blood Centers in Minnesota allows blood donations from M2M donors after one year of no M2M sexual contact, which is STILL ridiculous but not a permanent ban."
- Newer law has been passed "If you check the link you would see that FDA revised it's deferral from indefinite to 12 months"
- Newer law has been passed "FDA has reduced the deferral period to 12 months."