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| Region | Northern Ireland |
| Issue | Blood donations by MSMs |
| Status | Banned (indefinite deferral) |
| Start Date | Nov 7, 2011 |
| End Date | Sep 9, 2016 |
| Description | Northern Ireland continued their lifetime deferral for men who have sex with men from donating blood until 5 years later than the rest of the UK in 2016. |
| Sources | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18476308 https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/jun/02/northern-ireland-lift-ban-gay-men-donating-blood |
Revision History (3)
edited by jadeywadey. fixed sources, dates and improved description
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| Start Date | (unknown) | Nov 7, 2011 |
| Description | Banned | Northern Ireland continued their lifetime deferral for men who have sex with men from donating blood until 5 years later than the rest of the UK in 2016. |
| Sources | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18476308 http://www.nibts.org/canidonate.html | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18476308 https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/jun/02/northern-ireland-lift-ban-gay-men-donating-blood |
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| End Date | (none) | Sep 9, 2016 |
| Description | Banned |
created by MatthewCarroll
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| Status | Banned (indefinite deferral) |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | (empty) |
| Sources | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18476308 http://www.nibts.org/canidonate.html |
Reports (5)
- Status is not correct "Deferral of 3 months since April 2020"
- Status is not correct "Currently, men who have sex with men in the last 12 months are deferred from donating blood for a period of 12 months."
- Status is not correct "Men who have sex with men may donate blood after one year of celibacy"
- Status is not correct "There is no longer an indefinite deferral (lifetime ban). After 1 year of no sexual activity MSM can donate blood. Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-36435858"
- Status is not correct "Arlene Foster recently changed the law to the same as England, so a 1 year bane instead of indefintly"