New Zealand Blood Service to end blanket ban on gay donors

Thursday 30 January 2025 · 2 outlets · 2 reports · updated Thu 30 Jan 2025, 1:46pm

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New Zealand Blood Service will introduce individualised donor assessments in early 2026. This change follows Medsafe approval and aims to allow more men who have sex with men to donate blood and plasma.

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1. NZ HeraldThu 30 Jan 2025, 11:00am

   ‘Gay blood ban’ to be removed next year, New Zealand Blood Service says (opens in new tab)

2. StuffThu 30 Jan 2025, 1:46pm

   Removal of a blanket gay blood donation ban celebrated (opens in new tab)