Current Version
| Region | Netherlands |
| Issue | Blood donations by MSMs |
| Status | Banned (less than 6-month deferral) |
| Start Date | Feb 1, 2019 |
| End Date | Sep 1, 2021 |
| Description | In February 2019, the Sanquin blood bank, which is responsible for the collection, processing, and distribution of blood and blood products, shortened the deferral period down to 4 months. |
| Sources | https://dutchreview.com/expat/health/gay-men-couldnt-donate-blood-in-the-netherlands/ |
Revision History (3)
edited by Unknownmiles. Description, date and status
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0 | Old Value | New Value (Current) | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Banned (1-year deferral) | Banned (less than 6-month deferral) |
| Start Date | Oct 28, 2015 | Feb 1, 2019 |
| Description | 12-month deferral for males who have sex with male | In February 2019, the Sanquin blood bank, which is responsible for the collection, processing, and distribution of blood and blood products, shortened the deferral period down to 4 months. |
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| Sources | https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/regering/inhoud/bewindspersonen/edith-schippers/nieuws/2015/10/28/permanente-uitsluiting-bloeddonatie-van-de-baan | https://dutchreview.com/expat/health/gay-men-couldnt-donate-blood-in-the-netherlands/ |
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Reports (2)
- Date is incorrect "Start date seems incorrect "
- Newer law has been passed
| Original entry | |
|---|---|
| Status | Banned (1-year deferral) |
| Start Date | Oct 28, 2015 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | 12-month deferral for males who have sex with male |
| Sources | https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/regering/inhoud/bewindspersonen/edith-schippers/nieuws/2015/10/28/permanente-uitsluiting-bloeddonatie-van-de-baan |
Reports (14)
- Newer law has been passed "The rules changed today. People with a same sex monogamous relation, can donate blood right now, without a waiting time."
- Newer law has been passed "The 1-year deferral period for MSM in a monogamous relationship is not valid in general, and there is no longer a waiting period for MSM in a monogamous relationship."
- Date is incorrect "Since 2015 12 months
Since 2019 4 months
Since 2021 4 months or fixed relationship. "
- Status is not correct "This is currrent"
- Status is not correct "It's four monts and it's legal for men with one partner. "
- Newer law has been passed "From 2021 MSMS don't have defferal if in a lasting relationship, otherwise 4 months. https://www.sanquin.nl/over-sanquin/nieuws/2021/03/bloedbank-opent-de-deur-voor-msm"
- Sources are invalid or broken "link is broken, currently deferral is 4 months and from september 2021 msm with lasting relationship don't have deferral. "
- Newer law has been passed "policy passed in February 2019 that gay men can donate blood if they have had no sex with other men in the last four months"
- Newer law has been passed "Since 2019 it's just three months"
- Other "Some regions have adopted an accepting policy while as a whole blood banks are waiting on state lawmakers to abolish the ban completely, the issue is yet to be tabled by national parliament. So it varies where and when blood is given by MSMS’."
- Status is not correct "In July 2019 , the deferral period has been reduced from 12 months to 4 months ."
- Status is not correct "Since 1 of July 2019 the deferral is now 4 months instead of 1 year. Source Sanquin (Dutch Blood Bank) https://www.sanquin.nl/artikelen/nieuwsberichten/2019/06/uitsteltermijnen-worden-verkort"
- Status is not correct "My gay cousins and uncles have donated blood without them being asked if they were homosexuals."
- Sources are invalid or broken "Link is broken, new link is: https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/actueel/nieuws/2015/10/28/permanente-uitsluiting-bloeddonatie-van-de-baan (all the other information is correct and - as far as I know - up-to-date)"