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by ada1981 3311 days ago
Right, I'd be curious what the deal is here. Are they buying blood or plasma? Are the donors compensated? Or do they think they are helping burn victims and end up helping Covfefe supporters?

I've long that people should be allowed to profit from selling their bodies /organs to medicine (especially after they die -- ie selling options), but it seems that only others can profit from your donation for the most part.
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sp332 3311 days ago
"So high-schoolers donating their blood are not aware that it might be used on healthy adults." http://www.cnbc.com/2017/05/31/blood-transfusions-from-teena... Really it's the lack of transparency and the payment imbalance that concern me.
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desdiv 3311 days ago
How is this not charity fraud?

If I donate to earthquake victims, I expect at least a portion of my donation to end up in the hands of earthquake victims.

If I donate whole blood to help those with medical needs, then I expect at least a portion of my donation to end up in the bloodsteam of someone with a genuine medical need.

The US has outlawed paid whole blood donations, so EVERY whole blood donation in the US is an act of charity.

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maxerickson 3311 days ago
It's unlikely the blood banks involved have made any misrepresentations.

It'd be interesting to see what Ambrosia told the blood banks though.

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gregatragenet3 3311 days ago
All of the 'science' links reference studies on plasma - and their website even. https://www.ambrosiaplasma.com/ . So they are using plasma, which it's legal for a person/donor to sell.

Is there any way to find out what blood-banks, and if it's disclosed to the donors that this is where the blood is going? I'd donate to a donor awareness campaign for these blood banks.. If they are not disclosing, I suspect their donations would take a hit if people found out their donation might not go to burn victims or cancer patients, and instead go to modern day Ian McCandless's.

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