Posted on 06/18/2022 9:32:42 AM PDT by grundle
A 66-year-old male blood donor turned away from the clinic after refusing to answer a question about whether he was pregnant as part of a pre-donation questionnaire.
Male donor denied admission after he refused to tell if she was pregnant
For nearly 50 years, Leslie Sinclair has transfused an impressive 125 pints of blood.
After complaining, he said the staff told him they couldn’t accept his blood donation.
For nearly 50 years, Leslie Sinclair has transfused an impressive 125 pints of blood.
But his last trip was turned down after he refused to answer a question about whether he was pregnant or not.
Sinclair, 66, was ordered to fill out a form asking if he was expecting a baby or if he had been pregnant within the past six months.
When he complained that, as a man in his 60s, the question was inappropriate and that he should not answer it, Mr. Sinclair said the clinic staff told him that they could not accept his blood.
Leslie Sinclair, 66, was ordered to fill out a form asking if he was expecting a baby or if he had been pregnant within the past six months.
It emerged last night that all potential donors are being asked if they are pregnant to “promote inclusiveness” and because pregnancy “is not always visually clear.”
The standoff came as NHS England launched a campaign earlier this week to recruit another million blood donors over the next five years after numbers dwindled during the pandemic. The Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service (SNBTS) launched a campaign earlier this month to find 16,000 new donors next year.
It emerged last night that all potential donors are being asked if they are pregnant to “promote inclusion” and because pregnancy “is not always visually clear.”
Angered by the refusal to take his blood, Mr. Sinclair left and last night spoke of his disappointment at the “meaningless” decision.
The father-of-two from Stirling in central Scotland said: “I am angry because I have been donating blood since I was 18 and I go with it regularly. I am very happy to do it without any problem.
“There is always a form to fill out and that’s fine – they tend to ask about health conditions or illnesses – and it’s clear that the blood has to be safe. This time there was a question I hadn’t seen before: “Are you pregnant or have you been in the last six months?” which required a yes or no answer.
“I indicated to the staff that I could not be in this position, but they told me that I must answer, otherwise I would not be able to donate blood.
“I told them that it was stupid and that if I had to leave I would not come back and that was it, I got on my bike and left.
“It makes no sense and makes me angry because there are vulnerable people who are waiting for blood, including children, and are in desperate need of help. But they were denied my blood because of the obligation to answer a question that cannot be answered.
Mr Sinclair said: “They were denied my blood because of an obligation to answer a question that cannot be answered.”
Mr Sinclair said his wife Margaret, 59, was also shocked, adding: “She just can’t figure it out either.” Pregnant women must wait six months after giving birth to donate blood. Mr. Sinclair, a former engineering company driver, went to the Albert Hall in Stirling on Wednesday to donate blood.
Last night Professor Mark Turner, Director of SNBTS, said: “We appreciate the support of everyone in our donor community and thank Mr. Sinclair for his commitment over the years. While the issue of pregnancy is only relevant for those whose biological or birth sex is female, the gender assigned at birth is not always visually clear to staff.
“As a public body, we are aware of changes in society in how such questions can be asked without discrimination and have a duty to promote inclusion – so all donors are now being asked the same questions.”
You can lay this stupidity at the feet of the U.S. Supreme Court. They didn’t start it, but they have voted to legalize stupidity.
Worse, the justices claim this was what the founders intended all along.
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Absolutely true. In my view one of the most harmful trends in modern times has been the tendency of jurisprudence to go beyond the letter of the law and base decisions on social science nonsense and on the personal “feelings” of the judges and juries.
He should have answered yes I’m pregnant I’m having a baby elephant you want to see it’s trunk.
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Damn, now you caused me to have a coughing fit! Hilarious!
FReepers wondered why everything has to be repeated.
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I’m sorry, would you please repeat that question?
I was half-expecting him to be arrested for a “hate crime” for refusing to play along with their game.
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We shouldn’t be surprised to learn that’s the next step!
He could have said that he had a baby a few years ago and the pain of passing the baby through his penis was so terribly unbearable and did so much damage that since the birth of his 10 pound son, he is unable to have sex at all.
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Hilarious. I may use that next time I donate!
“I don’t quite see what influence the U.S. Supreme Court has over Scotland’s Red Cross.”
You got me there.
I’m so focused on Satan’s continued destruction of the U.S. I didn’t realize this article referenced Scotland.
The Supreme Court’s 5-4 vote to pass legislation redefining marriage - thereby opening the sewer pipe - was limited to the U.S.
I did hear about Kinsey. Amazing how he got away with his “studies.”
He’s busy world wide...
Being the wise guy I am, I would have asked them for a test kit.
It’ll likely be pure blood and not vaxxed blood.
At his age he’s probably waiting for Amazon to deliver the Ouija board.
I’ll hold out for 15k. Pure blood with antibodies ;)
btt
This country has become so ridiculously stupid.
If you are an man and pregnant, you are not a man. You are a woman pretending to be a man. Sorry Tootsie, but that is what it is.
The last time I gave blood I wasn't asked this question, but that was a month ago so maybe they have updated the questionnaire. For many years the American Red Cross has turned away potential donors if they spent too much time in the UK. I guess they can't do that in the UK.
Sorry about that just the way I see things.
That’ll work
AND it needs to be said with a straight face...
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