A blanket exclusion of gays and transgender people represents discrimination without medical necessity - and aggravates Germany’s shortage of life-saving blood donations - according to the proposal acquired by Spiegel Online. "The groups of people as a whole are being accused of unreflected and risky sexual behaviour," the FDP deputies wrote. 14,000 donations needed per dayIn Germany, about 14,000 blood donations are needed per day. According to the Red Cross, around 80 percent of German citizens need a blood donation once in their lifetime. In 2015, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) declared general bans on blood donation inadmissible as long as the health protection of blood donors is guaranteed.

Source: The Local November 15, 2019 12:52 UTC