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| Region | El Salvador |
| Issue | Blood donations by MSMs |
| Status | Legal with restrictions |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Gay and bisexual men are allowed to donate blood. Blood donation policy prohibits those who "engage in risky behaviours" from donating (people with multiple sex partners, for instance). |
| Sources | https://www.transparencia.gob.sv/institutions/minsal/documents/13265/download |
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- Status is not correct "Status : Legal
If the restrictions regarding multiple sex partners are also aplied to heterosexual individuals than it’s legal as there’s no discrimation regarding sexual orientation."
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| Value | Banned (indefinite deferral) | Legal with restrictions |
| Description | Question 27 of Annex No. 3 of the Manual for the promotion, training and selection of blood donors (2010) establishes as risky sexual behavior men who have same-sex sexual relations and men or women who have had sex with bisexual partners. | Gay and bisexual men are allowed to donate blood. Blood donation policy prohibits those who "engage in risky behaviours" from donating (people with multiple sex partners, for instance). |
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| Value | Legal | Banned (indefinite deferral) |
| Start Date | Jan 1, 2000 | (unknown) |
| Description | MSM can donate acording to law, but still exists discrimination in health system against them | Question 27 of Annex No. 3 of the Manual for the promotion, training and selection of blood donors (2010) establishes as risky sexual behavior men who have same-sex sexual relations and men or women who have had sex with bisexual partners. |
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| Sources | Fraternidad Gay sin Fronteras (NGO) | https://www.transparencia.gob.sv/institutions/minsal/documents/13265/download |
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0 | Original entry | |
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| Status | Legal |
| Start Date | Jan 1, 2000 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | MSM can donate acording to law, but still exists discrimination in health system against them |
| Sources | Fraternidad Gay sin Fronteras (NGO) |