Ban On Blood Donation By Gay And Bisexual Men
EDM number 1120 in 2010-12, proposed by Stephen Gilbert on 02/12/2010.
Categorised under the topic of Communicable diseases.
That this House notes with concern that men who are openly gay or bisexual are barred for life from donating blood; further notes that the regulations which call for this life ban have been in place since the 1980s in response to the HIV pandemic and have not been updated since, despite greater understanding of the disease; further notes that New Zealand, Spain, Italy, Japan and Australia currently allow gay and bisexual men to give blood; believes that policy on blood donation, individual exclusion and time limits thereupon should be based on science not stigma; and calls on the Government to introduce an evidence-based approach to allow as many people as possible, regardless of their sexuality, safely to donate blood.
This motion has been signed by a total of 13 MPs.
| MP | Date | Constituency | Party | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Gilbert | 02/12/2010 | St Austell and Newquay | Liberal Democrat | Proposed |
| John Leech | 02/12/2010 | Manchester, Withington | Liberal Democrat | Seconded |
| Andrew George | 02/12/2010 | St Ives | Liberal Democrat | Seconded |
| Peter Bottomley | 02/12/2010 | Worthing West | Conservative | Seconded |
| Caroline Lucas | 03/12/2010 | Brighton, Pavilion | Green | Seconded |
| Alan Meale | 03/12/2010 | Mansfield | Labour | Seconded |
| Martin Caton | 07/12/2010 | Gower | Labour | Signed |
| Ronnie Campbell | 08/12/2010 | Blyth Valley | Labour | Signed |
| Clive Betts | 08/12/2010 | Sheffield South East | Labour | Signed |
| Lorely Burt | 08/12/2010 | Solihull | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| John McDonnell | 09/12/2010 | Hayes and Harlington | Labour | Signed |
| Stephen Williams | 09/12/2010 | Bristol West | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| John Hemming | 13/12/2010 | Birmingham, Yardley | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
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