Switzerland: National Council does not want discrimination in blood donation criteria —

Today, the National Council unanimously decided that the criteria for who may donate blood must not discriminate against anyone. If the Council of States also agrees, the de facto ban on men who have sex with men donating blood must finally be lifted. Pink Cross, Network and the Swiss AIDS Federation welcome this clear statement by the National Council against discrimination against gay, bisexual and queer men. Within the framework of the parliamentary initiative “Securing the blood supply and free blood donation”, the National Council commission had proposed an amendment to the law that would not allow discrimination in the blood donation criteria if they are based on risk behaviour. In future, individual risk behaviour should be the decisive factor in determining whether someone is admitted to donate blood, and the criteria must be scientifically justified. The National Council has approved the proposal, which now goes to the Council of States.

Nationalrat will keine Diskriminierung bei den Blutspende-Kriterien Medienmitteilung von Pink Cross, Network und der Aids-Hilfe Schweiz Mittwoch, 03. Mai 2023 Einstimmig hat der Nationalrat heute entschieden, dass die Kriterien, wer Blut spenden darf, niemanden diskriminieren dürfen. Falls auch der Ständerat dem zustimmt, muss das faktische Blutspendeverbot von Männern, die Sex mit Männer haben, endlich aufgehoben […]

Nationalrat will keine Diskriminierung bei den Blutspende-Kriterien — LGBTI Recht in der Schweiz – Droit LGBTI en Suisse – by Professor Andreas R Ziegler