But it took years and $5 million worth of research into safety before it was recommended to Health Canada.Ĭatherine Lewis, a spokeswoman for Canadian Blood Services, said it had made the request to Health Canada to end the lifelong ban on sex workers donating blood in the past few weeks, having done research to ensure the recommendation would keep the blood supply safe. Justin Trudeau’s Liberals had promised to scrap the ban on gay men donating blood during the 2015 election campaign. The move follows an end last month of the ban on gay and bisexual men from donating blood, which was welcomed by MPs and LGBTQ advocates. The ban, introduced 45 years ago, is set to be replaced by a one-year “deferral” after paid sex work.
The blood-donation service this month recommended to Health Canada that it abolish the lifetime ban on donation by people who have taken money or drugs in exchange for sex.
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