GA Proposal: Blood Donation Safety and Equality Act

[Wischland]

Blood Donation Safety and Equality Act

A resolution to improve worldwide human and civil rights.

Category: Civil Rights

Strength: Mild

Proposed by: Crowheim

Lauding previous efforts by the World Assembly to both increase the efficiency of the blood donation process and increase the rights of minorities,

Recognizing that some restrictions exist upon certain minority groups, those of which are often not based in peer-reviewed science, and that beyond the obvious bigotry, they have a negative impact on the amount of blood that is able to be donated, meaning less people can receive the medical treatment that they may need, and that scientific developments have largely mitigated any risk that these restrictions may have once been based upon,

The General Assembly hereby enacts the following:

No restrictions may be placed upon the ability of a person to voluntarily donate blood based solely upon their race, religion, nationality, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other reductive or arbitrary characteristic.

If the safety of the recipients of donated blood is the reason given for a restriction on blood donations, the standards of safety must be applied equally to all donors.

A person may be prohibited from donating blood if there are notable risks to the donor's health involved in the process of blood donation or their blood would pose a health risk to the recipient.

If a prospective blood donor knows or suspects that they are a carrier for a blood-borne illness they can be prohibited from donating blood, and it shall be considered a criminal offense to knowingly attempt to donate unsafe blood.

Existing scientific committees created by this body shall be utilized to share information related to blood-borne illnesses and blood donation across member states, as to mitigate any risk of contaminated blood.

This is the discussion thread. To cast your vote, go HERE

[Wischland]

Further Resources:

See the XKI WAS Voting overview HERE

See NS forum debate HERE

[Vivolkha]

The 4th clause is by itself more than enough for me to vote Against, by forcing the criminalization of something that should never be a criminal offense (as it holds extreme potential for arbitrary enforcement and stigmatization of sapient beings with certain diseases). Furthermore, the resolution is self-contradicting with the 3rd clause seemingly invalidating what the 1st one is trying to do (namely, allow the LGBT community to donate blood) through a vague and exploitable definition.