RE: Do You Want Your Plasma to Come From a Voluntary Donor, or a Paid Donor?
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Really interesting, including some of the comments. Apparently Australia has a comparatively high rate of altruistic donations, and the research shows that shifting to paid would remove the spirit of volunteerism which is part of the backbone of our society. It's a very good point. We can't argue that financial incentive is the answer when we also argue society should be kind and giving. I'm horrified to learn that we import so much. I do think a solid campaign would bring in a rush of donors - they have worked well in the past. Research also suggests gifts would be a better incentive. I'm not sure I'd donate for a mug but a Bunnings voucher, maybe..
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I love the guy in the picture (donating in Canberra). He's looking straight at the camera, as though to say, "No big deal. Come on down and donate."
Thank you for seeing the ethical issue. It's like a vampire society...the rich live off the poor. Don't they do that enough, already?
I didn't know Australians were so charitable. Kudos for that.
We like it to think of ourselves as much. Our nation myths are, in part, about mateship and supporting the underdog. Unless, of course, we don't see them as 'one of us' - Aboriginal, Asian, Indian or whatever group we see as invading.
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Another Aussie here. After the Bondi shooting, there was a massive influx of blood donations. Tonnes of us rolled up our sleeves and donated blood, to the point where they had to turn people away because they couldn't deal with the amount of people who wanted to donate. I give blood every few months because I suffer from high iron and it's at a managed level now, so the donated blood can be used.
My husband used to do that...hemochromatosis. They always threw his blood away! He has other issues now so hasn't gone for a couple of years.
They sadly can't use the blood until your iron levels are normal and then giving blood routinely your iron should generally be normal, so they can actually use it. Mine was initially quite high, so they took a lot of bags before I was at the point where it was usage. When I was first getting those venesections, they would take a lot of blood and it was disappointing that they couldn't use it.
We tend to give blood after every disaster - we are pretty good like that. Imagine going 'yeah nah, not unless you pay me...'