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November 05, 2015

France to lift ban on gay men giving blood
Paris (AFP) Nov 4, 2015
France said Wednesday it will lift a ban on gay men giving blood, but only if they abstain from sex in the months beforehand - an exclusion denounced as discriminatory by rights groups. "Giving blood is an act of generosity, of civic responsibility, and the donor's sexual orientation cannot be a condition," Health Minister Marisol Touraine said in Paris. Lifting of the ban, introduced in 1983 to halt the spread of AIDS, amounted to "lifting a taboo," she announced, making good on an election pr ... read more

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