Current Version
| Region | Estonia |
| Issue | Blood donations by MSMs |
| Status | Banned (less than 6-month deferral) |
| Start Date | Jan 1, 2022 |
| End Date | Mar 1, 2024 |
| Description | Estonia has put in place a 4 month deferral period for MSMs in place of its life-time ban. |
| Sources | https://verekeskus.ee/regionaalhaigla-verekeskus-uuendas-doonorite-valikukriteeriumeid-korge-riskikaitumisega-isikutele/ |
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Revision History (6)
edited by Gradient1058. It started on 2022, only discussions were had in Dec 2021
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| Start Date | Dec 2, 2021 | Jan 1, 2022 |
edited by Unknownmiles. The law ended
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| End Date | (none) | Mar 1, 2024 |
Reports (1)
- Newer law has been passed "Blood donation has now the same requirements for homosexual men as for heterosexual ones(https://www.err.ee/1609269030/homoseksuaalsetel-meestel-pole-enam-vereloovutamisel-lisapiiranguid) news on the estonian national news in estonian"
edited by Notdog1996. It's actually a 4 month deferral, but there's no selectable option for that.
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| Description | Estonia has put in place a 3 month deferral period for MSMs in place of its life-time ban. | Estonia has put in place a 4 month deferral period for MSMs in place of its life-time ban. |
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Reports (1)
- Status is not correct "Its a 4 month deferral, not 3. It says so in Estonian medical centers where you wish to donate blood.
https://verekeskus.ee/en/donate-blood/donor-requirements/
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| Old Value | New Value | |
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| Description | Estonia has put in place a 4 month deferral period for MSMs in place of its life-time ban. | Estonia has put in place a 3 month deferral period for MSMs in place of its life-time ban. |
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edited by Notdog1996
| Old Value (Original) | New Value | |
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| Value | Banned (indefinite deferral) | Banned (less than 6-month deferral) |
| Start Date | (unknown) | Dec 2, 2021 |
| Description | Estonia has put in place a 4 month deferral period for MSMs in place of its life-time ban. | |
| Sources | http://www.verekeskus.ee/?op=body&id=138 | https://verekeskus.ee/regionaalhaigla-verekeskus-uuendas-doonorite-valikukriteeriumeid-korge-riskikaitumisega-isikutele/ |
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| Original entry | |
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| Status | Banned (indefinite deferral) |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | (empty) |
| Sources | http://www.verekeskus.ee/?op=body&id=138 |
Reports (5)
- Status is not correct "Deferral period is one year."
- Status is not correct "They only ask if you have had gay sex with in 4 months if not then they allow it. https://verekeskus.ee/doonorile/nouded-doonorile/ it is in Estonian but i believe google is enough of help"
- Status is not correct "Deferral period of 4 months
https://verekeskus.ee/en/donate-blood/donor-requirements/"
- Status is not correct "Since 2018 one year deferal, from april 2022 4 month deferal. Link: https://www.kliinikum.ee/verekeskus/doonorile#kas_koik_voivad_olla_doonoriks (Mehel, kes on olnud seksuaalkontaktis teise mehega, on vereloovutamine lubatud 4 kuu möödumisel viimasest seksuaalkontaktist teise mehega.) "
- Note field is incorrect "Source is correct. Additional detail could be added. In the source it is said, that men who have had sex with other men are not qualified for donations. There are no mentions of restrictions for lesbians. "