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| Region | El Salvador |
| Issue | Blood donations by MSMs |
| Status | Banned (indefinite deferral) |
| Start Date | Oct 1, 2010 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | The Ministry of Health prohibits LGBTIQ+ people from donating blood as expressed in the Manual for the promotion, training and selection of blood donors, a manual issued by the Ministry of Health in October 2010. Annex No.2 shows the form that a person must fill out in order to donate blood. Of the 34 questions on the form, question 27 stands out (Have you or your partner engaged in risky sexual behavior?) because the annex shows a brief description, and in the description, it is stated that people with risky sexual behaviors are men who have sex with their own sex, men or women who have had sex with a bisexual partner, and according to the manual, those people are not eligible to donate blood. |
| Sources | https://web.archive.org/web/20150501041122/https://asp.salud.gob.sv/regulacion/pdf/manual/manual_donantes_sangre.pdf |
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edited by jadeywadey. switched to web archive link
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| Sources | https://asp.salud.gob.sv/regulacion/pdf/manual/manual_donantes_sangre.pdf | https://web.archive.org/web/20150501041122/https://asp.salud.gob.sv/regulacion/pdf/manual/manual_donantes_sangre.pdf |
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edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Translating to English. (Por favor, trate de usar el ingles en este sitio. Gracias. :))
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| Description | El Ministerio de Salud prohíbe que las personas LGBTI+ puedan donar sangre según se expresa en el Manual de promoción, capacitación y selección de donantes de sangre, un manual emitido por el Ministerio de Salud en octubre del 2010. El Anexo No.2 muestra el formulario que una persona debe llenar para poder donar sangre, de las 34 preguntas del formulario, destaca la pregunta 27 (¿Ha tenido usted o su pareja conductas sexuales de riesgo?), esta pregunta destaca porque en el anexo se muestra una breve descripción, y en la descripción de la pregunta 27 se expresa que las personas con conductas sexuales de riesgo son: hombres que tienen relaciones sexuales con su mismo sexo, así como también hombres o mujeres que han tenido sexo con pareja bisexual, y según el manual, esas personas no son aptas para donar sangre. | The Ministry of Health prohibits LGBTIQ+ people from donating blood as expressed in the Manual for the promotion, training and selection of blood donors, a manual issued by the Ministry of Health in October 2010. Annex No.2 shows the form that a person must fill out in order to donate blood. Of the 34 questions on the form, question 27 stands out (Have you or your partner engaged in risky sexual behavior?) because the annex shows a brief description, and in the description, it is stated that people with risky sexual behaviors are men who have sex with their own sex, men or women who have had sex with a bisexual partner, and according to the manual, those people are not eligible to donate blood. |
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edited by sr_twentyfour. La informacion que estaba era incorrecta. En El Salvador esta prohibido que las personas LGBT puedan donar sangre.
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| Value | Legal with restrictions | Banned (indefinite deferral) |
| Start Date | (unknown) | Oct 1, 2010 |
| Description | Gay and bisexual men are allowed to donate blood. Blood donation policy prohibits those who "engage in risky behaviours" from donating (people with multiple sex partners, for instance). | El Ministerio de Salud prohíbe que las personas LGBTI+ puedan donar sangre según se expresa en el Manual de promoción, capacitación y selección de donantes de sangre, un manual emitido por el Ministerio de Salud en octubre del 2010. El Anexo No.2 muestra el formulario que una persona debe llenar para poder donar sangre, de las 34 preguntas del formulario, destaca la pregunta 27 (¿Ha tenido usted o su pareja conductas sexuales de riesgo?), esta pregunta destaca porque en el anexo se muestra una breve descripción, y en la descripción de la pregunta 27 se expresa que las personas con conductas sexuales de riesgo son: hombres que tienen relaciones sexuales con su mismo sexo, así como también hombres o mujeres que han tenido sexo con pareja bisexual, y según el manual, esas personas no son aptas para donar sangre. |
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| Sources | https://www.transparencia.gob.sv/institutions/minsal/documents/13265/download | https://asp.salud.gob.sv/regulacion/pdf/manual/manual_donantes_sangre.pdf |
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| Value | Banned (indefinite deferral) | Legal with restrictions |
| Description | Question 27 of Annex No. 3 of the Manual for the promotion, training and selection of blood donors (2010) establishes as risky sexual behavior men who have same-sex sexual relations and men or women who have had sex with bisexual partners. | Gay and bisexual men are allowed to donate blood. Blood donation policy prohibits those who "engage in risky behaviours" from donating (people with multiple sex partners, for instance). |
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- Status is not correct "Status : Legal
If the restrictions regarding multiple sex partners are also aplied to heterosexual individuals than it’s legal as there’s no discrimation regarding sexual orientation."
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| Value | Legal | Banned (indefinite deferral) |
| Start Date | Jan 1, 2000 | (unknown) |
| Description | MSM can donate acording to law, but still exists discrimination in health system against them | Question 27 of Annex No. 3 of the Manual for the promotion, training and selection of blood donors (2010) establishes as risky sexual behavior men who have same-sex sexual relations and men or women who have had sex with bisexual partners. |
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| Sources | Fraternidad Gay sin Fronteras (NGO) | https://www.transparencia.gob.sv/institutions/minsal/documents/13265/download |
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created by guilfredomexsal7
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| Status | Legal |
| Start Date | Jan 1, 2000 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | MSM can donate acording to law, but still exists discrimination in health system against them |
| Sources | Fraternidad Gay sin Fronteras (NGO) |