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Health Minister Poots stands by ban on gay blood donors | Health Minister Poots stands by ban on gay blood donors |
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Health Minister Edwin Poots has said he is standing by his decision to maintain a ban on gay people donating blood. | Health Minister Edwin Poots has said he is standing by his decision to maintain a ban on gay people donating blood. |
Mr Poots said he had received two new pieces of research this week which have strengthened his position. | Mr Poots said he had received two new pieces of research this week which have strengthened his position. |
Speaking on the Sunday Politics programme he said he did not want the ban to apply to gay people only. | Speaking on the Sunday Politics programme he said he did not want the ban to apply to gay people only. |
"I think that people who engage in high risk sexual behaviour in general should be excluded from giving blood," the minister said. | "I think that people who engage in high risk sexual behaviour in general should be excluded from giving blood," the minister said. |
"And so someone who has sex with somebody in Africa or sex with prostitutes, I am very reluctant about those people being able to give blood." | "And so someone who has sex with somebody in Africa or sex with prostitutes, I am very reluctant about those people being able to give blood." |
The full interview with Mr Poots will be broadcast on Sunday politics at 12:00 BST on Sunday. |
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