First of all: I am so upset. I am so sad. I am so angry. I'm so sorry. I understand. The only way I'm leaving is if Hive somehow goes away, or I'm not here (existentially speaking) anymore :))) Hive under

Caption under one of the illustrations on my blog (I copied it from the website, as credited in the blog): Plasma donation uses two lines - the machine takes whole blood through one line and centrifugally

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Thank you for reading my post, @rammargarita. I didn't know much about the subject when I started writing. Blogging is great that way: we learn. My family is doing fine, thank you. My husband is still

Thank you very much, @phage93

if you are poor you don't get them or get the crappy ones Yes! That's why I think it's unethical that the people who are giving the plasma may not ever be able to afford those blood products when they

Hello @inessita, Charming retake on a classic fairy tale. An enchanting collage. I am gifting you 2 HSBI tokens in appreciation of your collage and your participation in the contest. Good luck!

What a delightful collage, @suezoe! I am gifting you, on behalf of LMAC, 2 HSBI tokens in appreciation of your art and your participation. Good luck in the contest!

😇 Three centers with a fifteen minutes of me...one east, one west, and one south. I live in a prosperous county, but I guess people need money.

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

What is a good law? What is a bad law? All laws restrict freedom in some way. You may disagree with work safety laws, or child labor laws. When child labor laws were passed people had the same objection.

You write some of the best blogs on this platform, @abneagro. I hope you and your family have been well.

Those who have to sell plasma to pay bills offer raw material that is sold to the rich when they are sick. Generally, these people selling plasma cannot themselves afford healthcare. In a way they are

Thank you very much, @stemsocial. I very much appreciate your support.

Hello @gentleshaid, My understanding is that they extract the plasma from whole blood. The run it through a machine and return the red blood cells and whatever else to you. They also harvest platelets

May we never go the way of America in this regard I'm afraid we have cold capitalism down to a science. Profit around here is seen as moral justification. I love my country, but it does seem that Robber

For me, originality, courage, in writing is very important. Hard to stick your neck out and do something that may be misunderstood. If we don't break new ground, though, or at least be distinctive in our

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

Two parts to this response: 1: my blog addresses the ethics of taking human tissue from the poor or middle classe to benefit the rich. I don't think you will find many CEOs lining up to sell their platelets,

Well isn't that interesting :) Of course the picture is a clue, but even without that I thought of Mary Shelley's creature. Intimations of life, coming from the dead. Warm to my cold. Not a baby. An entity