The Irish Blood Transfusion Service has confirmed to Gript that those who refuse to answer a question about the gender “assigned to you at birth” will no longer be allowed to donate blood.
Gript questioned the IBTS after a long-time blood donor was told he would be unable to make further donations if he continued to refuse to answer the question.
Declan, who says he has been giving blood over the past few years, told Gript he felt discriminated against after leaving the question blank on his most recent trip to a local blood collection facility.
He says he did not wish to answer as he ‘does not believe in gender ideology.’
“When giving blood your ID is checked and confirmed on the first step, you supply your drivers licence/passport and confirm your date of birth and sign to confirm,” he said adding, “this separate question is unnecessary and I felt it just tries to get people to confirm Gender Ideology”.
He says that after “some debate” the nurse at the facility ticked ‘no’ on the questionnaire and that the situation left him feeling “discriminated against and excluded”
Gript reached out to the Irish Blood Transfusion Service (IBTS) asking if people who do not wish to answer the question on ‘gender assigned at birth’ will be disallowed from donating blood, and the rationale for that decision.
We were told that the question is “obligatory and must be answered on every occasion the donor attends to donate” as “people can and do transition at any time in their lives and over the course of a donor’s blood donation relationship with us so we ask the question on every occasion a donor attends clinic,”
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People who refuse to answer question on ‘gender assigned at birth’ will be prevented from donating blood – Gript
PEOPLE WHO REFUSE TO ANSWER QUESTION ON ‘GENDER ASSIGNED AT BIRTH’ WILL BE PREVENTED FROM DONATING BLOOD
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