A politician in Brazil has caused controversy by calling for new laws allowing blood transfusion patients to be able to opt for 'straight blood'.

Brazil

Congressman Jair Bolsonaro has said his far-right Progressive Party wants to bring in policy in which people are made aware when they are receiving blood from a homosexual donor.

The 60-year-old veteran politician added patients should then be able to ask for blood which has come from a heterosexual if they feel uncomfortable. The calls come following a relaxation in the country’s laws around blood donations from homosexuals.

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