The ban has been lifted
We can give!
After years of campaigning, Lifeblood has updated its blood donation policy — and many more in our community can now give blood and plasma.
Our job is not done
This is a landmark moment for Australia and the Let Us Give campaign is welcoming the change. We are also calling for all newly eligible members of our community to head off to a donation centre and save lives. This is what we’ve been after all along: no more discrimination and more people able to donate.
Whilst we recognise the change as a massive step forward for our country, our job is not done. The new gender neutral assessment adopted by Lifeblood is not fully in line with other countries. It is unnecessarily complex, and people on PrEP still have to be deferred for 12 months before they can donate blood. We also believe there is more work to do for the screening process to be as fair and stigma free as it can be.
So for those of us who can now donate, let’s roll up our sleeves. For all of us, let’s keep pushing for change!
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