EXCLUSION OF MEN WHO DECLARE THEY HAVE HAD HOMOSEXUAL RELATIONS FROM THE POSSIBILITY OF GIVING THEIR BLOOD: CONDITIONAL COMPLIANCE WITH EUROPEAN LAW

Authors

  • CJUE 29 AVRIL 2015, GEOFFREY LÉGER C. MINISTRE DES AFFAIRES SOCIALES, DE LA SANTÉ ET DES DROITS DES FEMMES ET ÉTABLISSEMENT FRANÇAIS DU SANG, C-528/13
  • Jean-Paul MARKUS Professeur de droit public – Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin

Keywords:

Blood donation, Homosexuality, AIDS, Refusal of blood taking

Abstract

Nobody can be deprived of the right to give his blood because he is homosexual or bisexual. However, the Court of Justice admits that the ban can apply to the people having sexual risky behaviors, since no satisfactory technical solution allows to treat them as the other donors. 

Published

2022-11-19

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 2-3: DSS

Section

Articles