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Why You Can’t Donate Blood In Spain If You Don’t Speak Spanish
Esme Fox – esme@thelocal.es
Published: 30 Sep, 2026 CET. Updated: Wed 30 Sep 2026 13:14 CET
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There’s a little-known rule in Spain that you must be able to understand and communicate in Spanish if you want to donate blood here.
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I tried donating blood. My Spanish wasn’t the problem. The problem was that I lived in the UK during the 90s. Mad Cow Disease is a neural disorder that can take decades to activate.