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Pregnant?
Male blood donor, 66, is turned away from clinic after refusing to answer a question on whether he was pregnant as part of a pre-donation questionnaire
Over nearly 50 years, Leslie Sinclair has given a formidable 125 pints of blood. But on his last trip he was turned away after refusing to answer a question on whether or not he was pregnant. Mr Sinclair, 66, was told to fill in a form which asked whether he was expecting a child or had been pregnant in the past six months. When he complained that as a man in his 60s this question did not apply and he should not have to answer it, Mr Sinclair said staff at the clinic told him they could not accept his blood. The stand-off took place as NHS England launched a campaign earlier this week to recruit a million more blood donors over the next five years after numbers fell during the pandemic. The Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service (SNBTS) began a drive earlier this month to find 16,000 new donors in the coming year.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10928505/Male-blood-donor-turned-away-clinic-refused-answer-pregnant.html
Over nearly 50 years, Leslie Sinclair has given a formidable 125 pints of blood. But on his last trip he was turned away after refusing to answer a question on whether or not he was pregnant. Mr Sinclair, 66, was told to fill in a form which asked whether he was expecting a child or had been pregnant in the past six months. When he complained that as a man in his 60s this question did not apply and he should not have to answer it, Mr Sinclair said staff at the clinic told him they could not accept his blood. The stand-off took place as NHS England launched a campaign earlier this week to recruit a million more blood donors over the next five years after numbers fell during the pandemic. The Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service (SNBTS) began a drive earlier this month to find 16,000 new donors in the coming year.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10928505/Male-blood-donor-turned-away-clinic-refused-answer-pregnant.html
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There are thousands of Trans Men out there. Some of them will still have female reproductive equipment. So-it is a lot easier (and indeed legal) to simply ask the question.
People can choose the easy way-and say "no".
Or the way where people believe they have better things to do in life than say "no" and make life difficult for everyone else. Like the people who don't want to discuss their life history. So that if someone looks like a man, people don't ask because they make incorrect assumptions, and inappropriate blood is taken/used.
The question is there for the safety of the recipient of donated blood. Not Trans people. And not people who cannot see why this question is necessary. For the safety of people who may need blood. And if this guy can't see that, and decides instead to say stupid things which may prevent people giving blood, then he needs help.
As does anyone who thinks this is a story.
A few years ago a group of us decided to do the run for life but were informed it was for women only.
We decided to all turn up wearing pink leggings, pink t shirts, pink socks, pink stuffed bras and wigs.
The local rugby club also got on board and we raised about £5,000. We turned up on run day and were refused any official accreditation, photos, and all the associated paraphenalia, but WE COULD STILL DONATE the money.
Quick chat later we said sod it, ran the course and gave the money to prostate cancer instead.
Sometimes feelings run high.