Canadian Blood Services to End ‘Blood Ban,’ Bring in Behaviour-Based Screening

Canadian Blood Services to End ‘Blood Ban,’ Bring in Behaviour-Based Screening
A blood donor clinic pictured at a shopping mall in Calgary, Alta., March 27, 2020. The Canadian Press/Jeff McIntosh
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Canadian Blood Services says Health Canada has approved its request to end the policy that restricts men who have sex with men from donating blood for three months.
Canadian Blood Services asked Health Canada to allow it to scrap questions about gender or sexuality, basing screening on higher-risk sexual behaviour such as anal sex instead.