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Should poor people only be able to give blood out of the goodness of their hearts? If someone saves my life with their blood should they not be compensated? P
by armenarmen 8y ago
Should poor people only be able to give blood out of the goodness of their hearts? If someone saves my life with their blood should they not be compensated?
Poor people can sell their labor.
Poor people can sell sex in the Netherlands.
Why shouldn't they be able to sell other fluids?
- wartijn_ 8y agoBecause they don't want your blood if you have a higher risk of diseases. You have to fill in a questionnaire with all kind of questions relating to your health, travels to other countries, your sex life, dug use and a few other things. The idea is that you might not be completely honest if you get paid for your blood. Have you done some coke last month? Just tell and nothing will happen, except you won't be donating any blood for the next 11 months. Have you done some coke last month, but also really need money to feed your kids? It might be really tempting to lie and get that blood bank money anyway.
- elliekelly 8y ago> Because they don't want your blood if you have a higher risk of diseases. You have to fill in a questionnaire with all kind of questions relating to your health, travels to other countries, your sex life, dug use and a few other things. The idea is that you might not be completely honest if you get paid for your blood. I would much rather rely on testing donated blood than taking someone's word for it, no matter how much money they were or weren't paid.
- mytherin 8y agoThey do test the blood, but the tests are not 100% accurate (no medical test like this is). Asking people helps reduce the need for these tests which helps reduce the accidents caused by inaccurate results. Give people an incentive to lie and these accident rates will go up. It's as simple as that.