Australian Red Cross moves to lift ban on donations from sexually active gay, bisexual men

Olivia Ireland
July 2 2022 - 5:30am
Lifeblood moves to axe key question from plasma screening
Lifeblood moves to axe key question from plasma screening

The Australian Red Cross is pushing to remove sexual history questions from its plasma donor screening, a move that would allow sexually active gay and bisexual men to donate for the first time in decades.

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Olivia Ireland

Olivia is a reporter for the Canberra Times. She has covered federal politics and public sector, court and crime, local news, arts, education and business. Olivia started as an intern in August 2021 and began her career with the Times after completing her studies in November 2021.

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