The Supreme Court on Friday sought reꦑsponse from the Centre on a plea challenging the guidelines that exclude transgenderꦚs, gay and sex workers from donating blood.
A bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud issued notices to the Union 🍒government, National Aids Control O⛄rganisation and National Blood Transfusion Council.
The top court was hearing a plea filed by activis𝓀t Sharif D Rangnekar challenging the 2017 guidelines.
The 2017 guideline excludes transgender𓆉 pe👍rsons, men having sex with men (MSM) , and female sex workers from being blood donors.
The 2017 guidelines permanently defer t🍌hese population groups from being blood donors on account of being at risk of HIV and hepatitis infections or Transfusion Transmissible Infections (TTI).
