Treadcc t1_jdz41c4 wrote on March 28, 2023 at 6:36 AM

Tell me if I'm wrong here but I always think about why this has to be a donation and this can't be something people get paid for. Isn't the hospital turning your donation right around into a profit? I'm not trying to dissuade charity but honestly this seems like something twisted to me.

Jaggedmallard26 t1_jdzubp9 wrote on March 28, 2023 at 12:18 PM

Donated Blood testing is done in bulk and paid donations attract donations from people desperate for money which tends to include drug addicts who are at significantly higher risk of diseases. By making it donation only you reduce the risk of people lying about their activities to donate. Paid plasma donation where the risk is significantly lower lead to the contaminated blood scandal and a lot of dead haemophilliacs.

Treadcc t1_je08vo3 wrote on March 28, 2023 at 2:12 PM

Interesting. I think better screening would solve that issue. Just screen people and set them up for repetitive donations. Have a meeting a couple of weeks before they can donate, test their blood, and then clear them if they are good. Then this can still be a thing that helps people especially poverty stricken ones (without ailments).