Voluntary Blood Donations Act, 2014

I did not even know that here in Canada, you can get money in exhange for your blood. I know a lot of people who donate blood every two months for free. Last month I started to donate as well. Below is a part of what I have read: "Ontario is taking action to protect the province's voluntary blood and plasma donation system. Today, the government introduced the Voluntary Blood Donations Act, 2014. If passed, the new legislation would: • Prohibit payments to individuals for their blood and plasma, including reimbursement of expenses or other forms of compensation. • Strengthen the government's enforcement powers in the case of violations. • Expand the criteria considered for licensing blood collection facilities to ensure the public interest is upheld." The proposed legislation is consistent with the 1997 report of the Krever Commission, a Royal Commission of Inquiry on the blood system in Canada in response to the tainted blood scandal in the 1980s that left thousands of Canadians infected with HIV and hepatitis through blood transfusions and plasma products

Donate Blood...

Finally, I got the courage to donate blood for the Canadian Blood Services. I was advised by a doctor during one of our company annual physical check up (maybe 15 years ago) to consider bloodletting to prevent illnesses.

I, however, do not like to see blood so I always put off the idea. My recent experience was good. It was also very convenient for me because they always set-up a mobile donation clinic. Because of this, I will make it a point to donate blood every 2 months. My next schedule will be on April 22, 2014.

Healthy individuals should donate blood because it can be used to saves lives!