I don't know what it is like in
your country, but in
Israel not everyone is allowed to
donate blood. This is to make
screening the blood easier and more productive, as every
infected sample goes straight to the bin. So they want to minimize the amount of infected blood that is donated. Therefore they restrict donators who are in
high risk groups. Here is a partial list of who is
allowed and who is
not allowed to donate blood in Israel.
And the list goes on. I was completely
pissed off the last time I went to donate (actually the one before last), and was told I couldn't, because I had been
pierced. The fact that the
health board approves the place means nothing to them. I was pissed off for a while, and thought I won't donate. And then I thought, that's not
fair to
people who might need my blood. So I
lie.
Have I had any part of my body pierced? No.
Have I engaged in sex with another man? No.
Have I been to Africa? No.
Is there anything else I might want to add? No.