«This is also a matter of equality, and gay men in Northern Ireland should have the same rights to help
others by donating their blood as gay men in England, Scotland and Wales.»
This attitude and position expressed
by Chervenak et al is outrageous and completely unacceptable, and violates many rulings
by the US Supreme Court which found that adult persons may not be compelled even to
donate blood to save the life of their child, let alone undergo surgery or any
other intervention.