Blood donor ban on homosexuals opposed Michael O’Regan A motion calling on the Irish Blood Transfusion Service to reverse its policy excluding sexually active homosexual men from donating blood was passed by a majority of one at the Young Fine Gael conference. Young Fine Gael president Patrick O’Driscoll strongly backed the motion, questioning why monogamous gay couples in long-term stable relationships were barred from donating blood, while heterosexuals who engaged in unsafe sex were not subject to the same...
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