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I have the same story in the same country with presumably the same organization (Sanquin). I used to give blood, but not anymore because I don't find what they'
by ozornin 1y ago
I have the same story in the same country with presumably the same organization (Sanquin). I used to give blood, but not anymore because I don't find what they're doing ethical.
- aeternum 1y agoDoes it just not feel ethical or is one of their claims false? Both of the key claims do seem to have evidence to support them: 1) Paying for blood shifts the socioeconomic distribution of the donor pool. 2) The socioeconomic shift results in more contaminated blood due to greater incidence of drug use and/or related blood-borne diseases that cannot all be tested for with high accuracy.
- amadeuspagel 1y agoThe second claim would applies just as much to the US.