A British blood donor said he was withdrawn after refusing to answer a question if he was pregnant, citing a man in his 60s, according to reports. Leslie Sinclair, 66, told the Daily Mail he had donated 125 glasses of blood in the past five decades. But on his last trip to a clinic in Stirling, Scotland, he was told to fill out a form asking if he was expecting a baby or if he had been pregnant for the past six months. After noting that he was a man, clinic staff said they could not accept his blood if he did not respond despite officials urging them to attract new blood donors. All potential donors are being questioned about “promoting inclusion” and because the pregnancy is not always visually clear, according to the report. CHRISTIAN FACTORY EMPLOYEE IN SCOTLAND WAS AWARDED OVER $ 26,000 AFTER THEY WERE DISMISSED BECAUSE HE WAS WEARING A CROSS NECKLACE A British man refused to give blood after refusing to answer a question if he was pregnant, claiming that he is a man around 60, according to reports. (iStock) “I’m angry because I’m given blood since I’m 18 and I’m going to it regularly,” the father of two told the Daily Mail. “I am just happy to be free. “There is always a form to fill out and that is okay – they tend to ask about medical conditions or illnesses – and clearly that’s because the blood has to be safe,” he added. “This time, there was a question I had never seen before: ‘Are you pregnant or have you been for the last six months?’ That required a yes or no answer.” In response to the incident, Marc Turner, director of Scotland’s National Blood Transfusion Service, defended the pregnancy question. “We appreciate the support of everyone in our donor community and thank Mr Sinclair for his commitment over the years. “While pregnancy is a relevant question only for those whose biological sex or the sex assigned at birth is female, the sex attributed at birth is not always visually clear to staff. CLICK HERE TO RECEIVE THE FOX NEWS APPLICATION “As a public body we know the changes in society about how such questions can be asked without discrimination and we have a duty to promote inclusion – so all donors now have the same questions.”
