"Gay men can not donate blood
And another hospital closes its doors
The Milanese Gaetano Pini "is added to the list of institutions that do not accept blood from homosexual men. The complaint in the blog of a donor's "historic" structure, Gabriel, shown the door after more than 20 withdrawals. Paola Tanning (Pd) announces a question to the Minister of Health. The Network People living with HIV: "There is no scientific basis"
LONDON - The Blood Transfusion Service of Gaetano Pini close to gays, and adds to the list of Italian hospitals that do not accept blood from homosexual men. A change of course, that the hospital in Milan, experienced by a boy on their skin, donor "historic" structure, which reported the story on his blog and on Facebook. "Angry, bitter, disappointed and sad" is defined today, Gabriel, who regularly donated blood eight years, so as to enter a list of donors who should get the recognition (having passed the 20 samples ). A story on which has now decided to intervene Paola Tanning, Democratic Party MP, who will present a question to the Minister of Health, which will report in a series of statistics that clearly show that there is no scientific basis to this decision by Gaetano Pini, "It 's time that things will change, "said the MP. The question will be signed also by Livia Turkish Minister of Health from 2006 to 2008.
The story is that Gabriel, on his blog, is that of a person who has insulted and discriminated against. "This morning I went to donate blood, as eight years or so, as twenty donations already made. Nurses, kind and funny as always, give me to be filled sheet with the usual questions about possible contacts with infected blood, sexual habits, on trips abroad, awaiting the visit with the head doctor. "It is for the manager of the new directives about Gabriel:" He looks at me straight in the eye but a bit 'hesitant. 'Gabriel has been a while' I wanted to talk but I have not had the opportunity.
As you know we were joined by General Hospital, now depend on them. The directives of the Hospital are clear, we can not accept gay donors. I do not agree, but I have to answer to their superiors. I'm so sorry. I do not feel like today and I can not make you give. "Gabriele has a stable relationship, and has always stated in the past eight years, to be gay." I could not believe my ears - said the young man - until yesterday, my blood was fine, in fact I also called at home if maybe I spend too much time between a donation and the other, went well for more than twenty times and today is no longer good? I have given nine liters in eight years and now I can not? And why? Just because I'm gay? ".
a position that the service manager, Elena Biffi, confirmation e-mail to a user who seeks guidance:" The integration of our Transfusion Service with the Transfusion Centre of Foundation Polyclinic, which occurred last April, we adopted the same criteria for selection of donors, which currently do not allow people to donate for men who have sex with male persons. "The same Policlinico of Milan, in the past, had responded to other users who had complained of this situation, confirming "the validity of its protocols."
Paola Tanning reacts with a mixture of astonishment and anger, and hard to believe that, even today, there are hospitals ready to close the doors in the faces of gay: "This is a violation of the principle of non-discrimination enshrined in the Constitution. On the basis of official scientific data, we able to say that there is no basis to this directive of the hospital. "Among the statistics that will be attached to the question, Institute of Health estimates for 2008: 44.4% of cases, transmission the virus has taken place with heterosexual intercourse, in 23.7% of cases, however, there was a homosexual or bisexual. A trend that is also confirmed in the data of the WHO, worldwide. "In Italy - attacks Member of the lesbian - there are 9 million Italians who go to prostitutes. They can donate blood and not gay? We are citizens like everybody else and have the treatment plant as people of series B. It 's time to end it. While the regions have their autonomy, this does not mean that you can discriminate against homosexuals. "
Livia Turkish, when he was health minister, took a similar case." I did make some checks - remember the Turkish - and deplorai the behavior of the structure. It was a serious and unjustified measure. The conclusion of our investigation was that in our system there is no directive that discriminates against people based on their sexual orientation. In short, the rule had no raison d'etre. "The Turkish wrote a letter to the National AIDS Center and came to speak out against" a discriminatory and unreasonable decision. "
For Iardino Rosa, president of Network Directory HIV , before a decision is not no scientific basis: "The letter written by the Turkish was very important because, in fact, made it clear that they could not exclude homosexual persons from the donations. It 'clear that the regions, then, are autonomous, but there are national guidelines. " For Iardino, the choice of hospital is "scientifically stupid, because it has no basis: it should also be excluded from donation heterosexuals who have had at risk." Calling the hospital Pines, the staff of the transfusion service, who is as gay, said: "There are fundamentalists. Go to St. Paul, your blood will be fine." Gabriel will continue to give: "It 's a thing I believe, find another hospital."
Source: Republic
Author: Mark Easter
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