Question 21859 — human blood and organs

Summary

Mr. Bruno Fuchs draws the attention of the Minister of Solidarity and Health to the discriminatory nature of certain criteria required in the context of blood donation. Currently, no two individuals have the same rights in this area depending on their sexual orientation. Indeed, the criteria differ for homosexual individuals in that they are more demanding. Since the blood donation reform of July 2016, they can donate blood, but are subject to the condition of a period of one year of abstinence. The condition of four months without changing partners imposed on heterosexual individuals is much less. The current law therefore stigmatizes homosexuals as a population at risk, when it is indeed risky behavior that it should target. The one-year period of abstinence cannot be medically certified by the establishment organizing the blood drive, and appears to be prohibitive. Therefore, this regulation would encourage the issuance of false declarations by donors, and would thus limit the general reliability of medical interviews prior to donations. In addition, such legislation constitutes an additional reason for citizens to desert blood collection establishments, and remains a factor aggravating the regular shortages experienced by opposite the French Blood Establishment. Although the law has recently evolved in the right direction, discrimination in terms of blood rights persists. Recently, the Government announced that it wanted to put an end to it. He questions him about the methods of correcting this discrimination.

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