With Russia as the latest European nation to change policy over homosexuals giving the gift of life' some feel that Britain's current blood donation system is also due for a rethink. Following pressure from GayRussia over the last two years, the Russian Minister of Health and Social Development, Tatyana Golikova, signed the decree in April of this year allowing gay men to donate blood. In the UK the National Blood Service's policy states that gay men are one of the select groups that should never donate due to the health risks. In England the equal rights campaign Bloodban has laid critici...
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