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by CommanderData 1151 days ago
This comes up time and time again. I'd feel worse giving someone else toxic blood that can't be fully filtered.

Why isn't blood letting mentioned more?

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You don't need to feel guilty. Microplastics are pervasive to the point where everybody already has them in their blood, so people receiving blood with them in it are getting any noticeably net harm done to them. If you're in need of a blood transfusion the alternative is usually death, so all things considering maintaining the status quo of microplastic levels already in you isn't the worst thing ever.