Blood ban unfair to gay men, lawyer says

Gay blood donor claims discrimination after his blood is refused by Canadian Blood Services.

7 Jan 2010

OTTAWA - Canadian Blood Services' ban on donations by men who have had sex with a man even once since 1977 violates gay men's rights because it deems them all threats to the blood system, a lawyer for a gay man who's suing to reverse the policy argued Tuesday.

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