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Edwin Poots’ gay men blood ban ‘influenced by religion’
Former NI Health Minister Edwin Poots’ ban on gay men giving blood was influenced by his religious beliefs, the High Court has heard.
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Canada lifts lifetime ban on gay men giving blood
Canada is lifting a nearly 30-year-old ban on gay men giving blood, though for the time being only those who are abstinent will be allowed to donate.
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Gay blood ban: Man ‘had sex for money’
A gay man’s bid to overturn the lifetime ban on him giving blood in Northern Ireland is a waste of time because he had sex for money, the High Court heard today.
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NI ban on gay blood ‘unjustifiable’
The lifetime ban on homosexual men giving blood in Northern Ireland is unjustifiable, the High Court heard on Monday.
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Northern Ireland minister under fire over ban on gay men giving blood
Edwin Poots says ban on gay and bisexual men giving blood stays in place, despite it being lifted in rest of UK.
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Insurance executive says banning gay men from giving blood is unfair
Mike Enos used to roll up his sleeve and donate blood with his co-workers. But that stopped years ago after he was ushered behind a privacy curtain at an office blood drive and told his blood wouldn’t be accepted ever.