Bar on transgenders, others from donating blood, Supreme Court seeks Centre's reply
The Supreme Court on Friday (March 5) sought the Centre’s response on a plea challenging the constitutional validity of the guidelines in the Blood Donor Selection and Blood Donor Referral, 2017, which prohibit transgender persons, gay men and female sex workers from donating blood, as they are considered a high-risk category as being HIV/AIDS infected.
Mar 05, 2021, 21:04 PM IST
REVEALED: India has some nine lakh female sex workers
The figures were released by the ministry in response to a RTI application filed by Delhi resident Ved Pal. The estimate is based on a study conducted in 2009.
Feb 07, 2016, 19:36 PM IST
