Donating blood has been sold to the public as an act of charity, a way to “save lives” and do good for humanity. But the truth is far more disturbing.
— Andrew Kaufman MD (@AndrewKaufmanMD) September 3, 2025
While most people believe their donations go directly to patients in need, the reality is that blood—especially plasma—is one…
Donating blood has been sold to the public as an act of charity, a way to “save lives” and do good for humanity. But the truth is far more disturbing.
While most people believe their donations go directly to patients in need, the reality is that blood—especially plasma—is one of the most profitable commodities in medicine. Only a fraction is ever used for emergency transfusions or patient care. The rest—up to 80%—is siphoned into the biotech and pharmaceutical pipeline, sold to private corporations who turn it into billion-dollar products. This isn’t a system of altruism, it’s a system of exploitation. The public is encouraged to “give for free,” while the industry makes unimaginable profit selling what was freely taken. Once again, the vulnerable are deceived into believing they are helping, when in reality, they are feeding a machine that thrives on endless extraction of the human body
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