amendment stating that “donor selection criteria cannot be based on the sex of the partner(s) with whom the donor has had sexual relations” as part of a bigger – more controversial – bioethics bill.However, it must be backed by all French MPs before it can become law.
The bill is currently being debated in France's parliament.The chance of acquiring HIV is 22 times higher among men who have sex with men (MSM) according to UNAIDS.
The donation delay had already been reduced from 12 to four months in April by the then-minister of health, Agnès Buzyn.Clément Molizon, a spokesman for French LGBT organisation SOS Homophobie, argues that “it makes no sense to talk about high-risk population”.