Current Version
| Region | Austria |
| Issue | Blood donations by MSMs |
| Status | Banned (1-year deferral) |
| Start Date | Dec 2019 |
| End Date | Sep 2022 |
| Description | In December 2019, a deferral period of one year was put in place. On May 20, 2022, Austria voted to lift the ban entirely and instead vet donors according to the risk of their sexual behavior. The new law is expected to take effect in the Fall. |
| Sources | http://www.roteskreuz.at/blutspende/informationen-zur-blutspende/wer-darf-blutspenden/ https://xtramagazine.com/power/austria-ends-blood-ban-223505 |
Revision History (3)
Revision by Notdog1996. Corrected the date
| Old Value | New Value (Current) | |
|---|---|---|
| Start Date | Jan 2019 | Dec 2019 |
Revision by Ro_Guy
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Start Date | Dec 2019 | Jan 2019 |
| End Date | (NONE) | Sep 2022 |
Revision by Notdog1996
| Old Value (Original) | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Banned (indefinite deferral) | Banned (1-year deferral) |
| Start Date | (NONE) | Dec 2019 |
| Description | In December 2019, a deferral period of one year was put in place. On May 20, 2022, Austria voted to lift the ban entirely and instead vet donors according to the risk of their sexual behavior. The new law is expected to take effect in the Fall. | |
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| Sources | http://www.roteskreuz.at/blutspende/informationen-zur-blutspende/wer-darf-blutspenden/ | http://www.roteskreuz.at/blutspende/informationen-zur-blutspende/wer-darf-blutspenden/ https://xtramagazine.com/power/austria-ends-blood-ban-223505 |
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Reports (8)
- Newer law has been passed "https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/05/23/austria-blood-donation-ban-lgbtq/"
- Newer law has been passed "Since September 1st, 2022 there is a 3-month deferral for everyone who has had sex with more than 3 partners in the last 3 months"
- Newer law has been passed "From autumn of 2022 onwards, blood donations will be possible for people of all sexual orientations."
- Status is not correct "Donating blood is now legal as of 2022"
- Newer law has been passed "Austria on Friday lifted a de facto ban on gay, bisexual and transgender people donating blood. May 20th 2022"
- Status is not correct "It is now a 4 month deferral not indefinite"
- Newer law has been passed "Possible after a 12-month abstinence"
- Status is not correct "For a while now it's legal to donate blood as a homosexual man if you didn't have intercourse with another man for a year"