Brazilian politician calls for law to separate ‘gay blood’ from ‘straight blood’

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

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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