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Spokesperson Rodney Croome said policy should centre on "the safety of a donor's sexual activity rather than the gender of their sexual partner". He said an approach change like this would "open up a new source of safe blood for those in need and remove discrimination from Australia's blood collection system".

Australia to scrap blood donation restrictions for gay and bisexual men, trans women

Plasma in particular goes through a process called pathogen inactivation, which filters out viruses and bacteria, significantly reduces the risk of an infection being passed on to a patient. Global demand for plasma is already at an all-time high and is still rising, including in Australia, so Lifeblood hopes the changes will provide a much-need boost to supplies.

Thousands from LGBTQI+ and sex worker communities can now donate plasma

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