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Donating plasma might make you money in the US, but I'm 100% sure in the EU (or at least some parts of it) it is not legal to be offered money for this.
by krageon 4y ago
Donating plasma might make you money in the US, but I'm 100% sure in the EU (or at least some parts of it) it is not legal to be offered money for this.
- willcipriano 4y agoIn the EU I imagine your plasma donation will go to someone under your socialized medicine system who needs it at no or low cost to them. In the US it will be sold at a very high cost by a series of for profit firms. Organ donation works the same way. It can be very profitable for the hospital and others involved. However we ban the sharing of those rewards with the people who actually provided the organ in that case.
- krageon 4y agoPlease take the time to actually understand things instead of parroting the "socialized" talking points US politicians use. There's a reason the rest of the world views them as thunderingly ignorant.
- yayachiken 4y agoNot sure about the rest of the EU, but at least in Germany, plasma donations at private collection companies are a common way for students to earn beer money or end-of-month money, as you can donate plasma every couple days. You also get paid for "normal" blood donations, even though the payment is technically only a "compensation" for your time and trouble. The donation services like German Red Cross usually still make a profit, which is why some people make a point to donate directly to hospitals if possible.