作者: xblues 时间: 12-4-2010 21:02
提示: 作者被禁止或删除, 无法发言标题: 澳洲红十字会重新检查之前作出不接受同性恋者献血的决定 Red Cross to review gay blood ban
Local News, By Matt Akersten, 12th April, 2010
The Red Cross is set to review its long-standing ban on blood donations from sexually active gay and bi men.
Red Cross spokesperson Nick McGowan told SX News that the organisation will examine its current policy of deferring all men who have sex with other men from donating blood for twelve months.
The report is welcomed today by Michael Cain, Australia’s leading campaigner for gay blood donation, who says he hopes the review will be “thorough and transparent”.
The ban was challenged by Cain before the Tasmanian Anti-Discrimination Tribunal in 2008. The Tribunal ultimately upheld the ban, but also agreed that some gay men would be low risk donors, and supported a future review.
“I took my case because I believe it’s unsafe sex, not gay sex, that poses a risk to the blood supply, and that if all potential blood donors – gay and straight – are screened for the safety of their sexual activity the blood supply will be even safer than it is,” Cain explains.
“I’m very pleased the Red Cross is now taking this position seriously enough to conduct a review.”
“But the review must take into consideration all of the available evidence, and it must be conducted in a transparent fashion.”
Global debate
Bans on blood donations from men who have sex with men are under scrutiny in several countries, including in the United States, where a permanent ban has been in place since 1977.
Just last month, Sweden reduced its gay blood veto from a permanent ban to a 12-month deferral period.
In 2008, New Zealand’s blood donation deferral period for men who have had anal or oral sex with other men was halved from ten years to five.
For several years Spain and Italy have screened all blood donors for the safety of their sexual activity rather than the gender of their sexual partner, and the rate of HIV infection through blood transfusion has decreased.作者: xblues 时间: 12-4-2010 21:04
提示: 作者被禁止或删除, 无法发言标题: 艾滋病传播三种途径 1.经性接触传播
2.经血液传播
3.经母婴传播作者: xblues 时间: 12-4-2010 21:04
提示: 作者被禁止或删除, 无法发言标题: 同性恋献血被拒，歧视还是忽视？ 如今在各大论坛上，抨击拒绝同性恋献血是恶劣歧视者数不尽。而这些义愤填膺者，谁敢站出来拍胸脯告诉大家，如果你们或者身边亲戚朋友需要输血，得知供血的是个同性恋者，你们就不会迟疑？不会害怕？5L3朋友别哭
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