❌ This entry has been deleted by a moderator.
Last 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 |
👍 NEW: Helpful votes! You can now rate each edit as helpful or unhelpful. Votes add another layer of approval and are an easy way to say thank you to other editors. Helpful votes may become public in the future but unhelpful votes will always remain private.
Revision History (3)
deleted by equaldex. Bulk deleting blood donation laws in US states so they can be replaced with US federal law.
Helpful?
0 | Old Value | New Value (Current) |
|---|
edited by JerofDoorhandle
Helpful?
0 | Old Value (Original) | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| End Date | (none) | Dec 21, 2015 |
| Original entry | |
|---|---|
| Status | Banned (indefinite deferral) |
| Start Date | 1983 |
| End Date | (none) |
| 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."