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| Region | France |
| Issue | Blood donations by MSMs |
| Status | Banned (less than 6-month deferral) |
| Start Date | Apr 2, 2020 |
| End Date | Mar 15, 2022 |
| Description | In July 2019, Minister of Health Agnès Buzyn announced that the deferral period would be reduced to four months of abstinence from 2 April 2020. |
| Sources | http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/11974746/France-to-lift-blood-donation-ban-on-gay-men.html |
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Revision History (3)
edited by Antinousosiris
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0 | Old Value (Original) | New Value | |
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| Value | Banned (1-year deferral) | Banned (less than 6-month deferral) |
| Start Date | Nov 4, 2015 | Apr 2, 2020 |
| Description | New regulations allow for 12 months deferral. This law will be reviewed again in 2017 to consider no deferral for men who have sex with men. | In July 2019, Minister of Health Agnès Buzyn announced that the deferral period would be reduced to four months of abstinence from 2 April 2020. |
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- Newer law has been passed "no defferal now, equal condition as for the hetero people"
- Newer law has been passed "Since 2022 no deferral"
| Original entry | |
|---|---|
| Status | Banned (1-year deferral) |
| Start Date | Nov 4, 2015 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | New regulations allow for 12 months deferral. This law will be reviewed again in 2017 to consider no deferral for men who have sex with men. |
| Sources | http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/11974746/France-to-lift-blood-donation-ban-on-gay-men.html |
Reports (8)
- Status is not correct "Banned (4 months deferral)
though a new law that will apply from january 2022 will allow gay/bi men to give blood without any restrictions."
- Status is not correct "In July 2016, France implemented a 1-year deferral period policy on all gay and bisexual men donating blood. Then the blood MSM deferral policy implemented in France was lowered to 4 months effective on February 1, 2020.
https://www.france24.com/en/20190717-france-12-month-deferral-blood-donations-homosexual-gay-men-four-months"
- Newer law has been passed "Since April 2020, the deferral period has been reduced to 4 months. Ongoing bill to completely scrap it. https://www.euronews.com/2020/07/29/french-mps-debate-ending-restrictions-on-gay-blood-donors"
- Newer law has been passed "New regulation since february 2020 reducing the 12 months deferral to 4 month (source : https://solidarites-sante.gouv.fr/actualites/presse/communiques-de-presse/article/agnes-buzyn-fait-evoluer-les-conditions-qui-permettent-aux-hommes-ayant-des)"
- Status is not correct "Legislation has just changed. "
- Status is not correct
- Status is not correct "They lifted this ban in September o 2016. Here is a link that may be helpful: http://www.newsweek.com/france-lifts-ban-gay-bisexual-men-donate-blood-479979 "
- Status is not correct "It was legalised on the 1st of July 2016"