Re: Blood Donations. We have the same clause, that gays can't donate blood ever and someone who sleeps with a sex-worker can after a year.
I'm a regular blood donor, I'm disturbingly healthy, my blood type is common and I don't have any weird side effects after I give my pint. The thing is, here, because we have a national health care system by donating a pint you're insured in case of an emergency and you need a blood transfusion. That is, if you donate once a year, you're insured for 12 months, once you've given 10, you're insured for life.
Last week I donated and as I was filling in the info on the form I crossed out (like I always do) the "gay clause" and got into a heated argument with the paramedic, how it's a denial of access to medicine and that's it just simply unethical.
She said it was like choosing not to be an organ donor. I was like, "huh, no! You're creating a double standard in medical treatment!"
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Date: 2010-05-27 04:06 pm (UTC)We have the same clause, that gays can't donate blood ever and someone who sleeps with a sex-worker can after a year.
I'm a regular blood donor, I'm disturbingly healthy, my blood type is common and I don't have any weird side effects after I give my pint. The thing is, here, because we have a national health care system by donating a pint you're insured in case of an emergency and you need a blood transfusion. That is, if you donate once a year, you're insured for 12 months, once you've given 10, you're insured for life.
Last week I donated and as I was filling in the info on the form I crossed out (like I always do) the "gay clause" and got into a heated argument with the paramedic, how it's a denial of access to medicine and that's it just simply unethical.
She said it was like choosing not to be an organ donor. I was like, "huh, no! You're creating a double standard in medical treatment!"
*sigh*