Regulating the Risk of Blood-borne Related Infections: Men Who Have Sex with Men Deferral Policy

In Canada, from 1989 to 2013, a man who had had sex with another man (MSM), even once since 1977, was categorically excluded from the blood donor pool. Although the LGBTTQ community and student groups argued that this exclusion, based solely on sexual orientation, was discriminatory and promoted hom...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Melissa Berman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: McMaster University Library Press 2018-01-01
Series:Health Reform Observer - Observatoire des Réformes de Santé
Subjects:
MSM
Online Access:https://mulpress.mcmaster.ca/hro-ors/article/view/3220/2947