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Blood Donors · 1 month ago

Australia lifts plasma donation ban for gay, bisexual men in world first

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Australia lifts plasma donation ban for gay, bisexual men in world first

Emotional_Series7814@kbin.melroy.orgM to

Blood Donors · 1 month ago

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The Lifeblood service says the changes will have no impact on safety but will boost the donor pool.

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I’m pretty sure blood is tested anyways, so why prevent people from doing it? It might even detect illnesses in some cases

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