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Canada to lift restrictions on gay men donating blood

Headline from WTOP Washington DC, from the development of Apr 28, 2022

Newest development Apr 29, 2022 · 2 reportsCanada's 'discriminatory' blood ban being replaced by screening based on sexual behaviour for all donors

OTTAWA (AP) — Health Canada on Thursday lifted restrictions on gay men donating blood, a move Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said was “good news for all Canadians" but had taken too long.

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  1. Names this update

    Canada to lift restrictions on gay men donating blood

    Headline from WTOP Washington DC ·

  2. Newest

    Canada's 'discriminatory' blood ban being replaced by screening based on sexual behaviour for all donors

    Headline from Local News 8 ·

Reports & sources

7 articles, oldest first.

  1. WTOP Washington DC

    Canada to lift restrictions on gay men donating blood (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    WTOP Washington DC's feed description

    OTTAWA (AP) — Health Canada on Thursday lifted restrictions on gay men donating blood, a move Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said was “good news for all Canadians" but had taken too long.

  2. France 24

    Canada lifts restrictions on gay men's blood donations (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    Canada announced Thursday a lifting of restrictions on blood donations by gay and bisexual men that dates back to HIV/AIDS crisis of the 1980s and 1990s.

  3. Local News 8

    Canada's 'discriminatory' blood ban being replaced by screening based on sexual behaviour for all donors (opens Local News 8)

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    Local News 8's feed description

    By Rachel Aiello, CTVNews.ca writer Click here for updates on this story Ottawa, Canada (CTV Network) — A policy change years in the making, on Thursday Health Canada approved Canadian Blood Services’ submission to eliminate the three-month donor deferral period for gay and bisexual men as well as s…

  4. Advocate

    Canada Set to End Blood Donation Ban for Men Who Have Sex With Men (opens Advocate)

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    Advocate's feed description

    "This should've been done 10 years ago, 15 years ago," Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said.

  5. PBS NewsHour

    Canada lifts restrictions on gay men donating blood (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    PBS NewsHour's feed description

    Health Canada has lifted restrictions on gay men donating blood, a move Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says is "good news for all Canadians" but took too long.

  6. Deutsche Welle

    Canada removes barriers on gay men donating blood | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said it was "good news" that gay men could give blood without restrictions on having to abstain from sex for a certain period if they wanted to donate.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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