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Petition 1135 (pdf size 28 KB posted 25.03.2008)
Petition by Rob McDowall
 
Petition by Rob McDowall calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to review existing guidelines and risk assessment procedures to allow healthy gay and bisexual men to donate blood.
Number of signatures:  1290 Date lodged:  25 March 2008
Summary:

15 April 2008 :   The Committee agreed to seek responses to the issues raised in the petition from the Scottish Government, Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service, Joint United Kingdom Blood Transfusion Services and National Institute of Biological Standards and Control Professional Advisory Committee, Advisory Committee for Safety and Blood, Tissues and Organs, Bloodban, Terrence Higgins Trust and the Equality Network. Link to Official Report 15 April 2008 

 
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