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| Region | Bolivia |
| Issue | Blood donations by MSMs |
| Status | Banned (indefinite deferral) |
| Start Date | Mar 31, 1997 |
| End Date | Jul 9, 2019 |
| Description | In 1997, Bolivia banned homosexual and bisexual men from donating blood, claiming them to be high-risk for HIV and promiscuous. The ban was repealed in 2019. |
| Sources | https://elpais.bo/aprueban-ds-que-elimina-restriccion-a-la-poblacion-lgbti-como-donante/ https://web.archive.org/web/20181006055824/http://www.gacetaoficialdebolivia.gob.bo/index.php/normas/descargar/18092 https://bolivia.infoleyes.com/norma/3576/decreto-supremo-24547 |
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| Status | Banned (indefinite deferral) |
| Start Date | Mar 31, 1997 |
| End Date | Jul 9, 2019 |
| Description | In 1997, Bolivia banned homosexual and bisexual men from donating blood, claiming them to be high-risk for HIV and promiscuous. The ban was repealed in 2019. |
| Sources | https://elpais.bo/aprueban-ds-que-elimina-restriccion-a-la-poblacion-lgbti-como-donante/ https://web.archive.org/web/20181006055824/http://www.gacetaoficialdebolivia.gob.bo/index.php/normas/descargar/18092 https://bolivia.infoleyes.com/norma/3576/decreto-supremo-24547 |