The new rules will apply across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Blood and Transplant, leading to more lives being saved,” Stuart Andrew, a Conservative Party lawmaker and member of a parliamentary group that advocated for a review of the blood donation criteria, wrote in The Times of London on Monday. Around the world, similar restrictions have caused anger among gay-rights activists, who describe them as stigmatizing. Some men who have sex with other men even claimed that they gave blood anyway, out of frustration with the laws. The group led a coalition that campaigned for equal blood donation and worked closely with the government on the overhaul.

Source: New York Times December 14, 2020 09:50 UTC