Current Version
| Region | Netherlands |
| Issue | Blood donations by MSMs |
| Status | Banned (1-year deferral) |
| Start Date | Oct 28, 2015 |
| End Date | Feb 1, 2019 |
| Description | The deferral for gay men donating blood after having sex was changed from an infinite deferral to a 12 month deferral in 2015. |
| Sources | https://dutchreview.com/news/dutch/gay-men-couldnt-donate-blood-in-the-netherlands/ |
Revision History (4)
edited by Unknownmiles. Changing the status
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0 | Old Value | New Value (Current) | |
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| Value | Banned (less than 6-month deferral) | Banned (1-year deferral) |
edited by Unknownmiles. Fixing the description
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| Description | Deferral changed from 12 months to 4 months. | The deferral for gay men donating blood after having sex was changed from an infinite deferral to a 12 month deferral in 2015. |
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edited by Notdog1996. Was put as N/A while other entries with 4 month deferrals are put as 3-months
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| Value | (REMOVED) | Banned (less than 6-month deferral) |
| Special Status | N/A | Banned (less than 6-month deferral) |
Reports (1)
- Date is incorrect
created by photosinger
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0 | Original entry | |
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| Status | N/A |
| Start Date | Oct 28, 2015 |
| End Date | Feb 1, 2019 |
| Description | Deferral changed from 12 months to 4 months. |
| Sources | https://dutchreview.com/news/dutch/gay-men-couldnt-donate-blood-in-the-netherlands/ |
Reports (2)
- Note field is incorrect "Note field is from 2019 till 2021. "
- Other "From the 1st of September 2021 also possible when having a long term relationship (https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/actueel/nieuws/2021/03/11/mannen-in-een-monogame-relatie-met-een-andere-man-kunnen-vanaf-1-september-bloeddonor-worden). Those not in a relationship keep the 4 month deferral. "