New blog post! It's a follow-up of sorts as to what I was saying yesterday about how you should absolutely be giving blood and registered to donate marrow and organs. I talk about what they entail, how they work, and try to hit a few common concerns. Give it a read and let me know if you've got any further concerns I could maybe help address.
@auravulpes I'd donate, but they don't want my blood (for at least 2 reasons) and seemingly would rather die than accept my worthless blood. So why should I lie just to have the possibility to give them what they want?
@pinkvampire ...I, ofc, can't say without knowing more, but whatever the case, I did say "if you're able," and I would consider a local organisation that has unnecessarily strict requirements a perfectly valid reason to not, much less actual reasons to not give blood (bloodborne STDs or anemia, among others). The one thing I list as something to lie about even is just a suggestion. A "consider it," not a "you should do this thing."
@pinkvampire Basically, the need for blood products combined with the fact some of the eligibility requirements are asinine is something I'd consider reason enough to lie, but if you'd rather not do so, I can absolutely respect that. After all, it's easy for me to say "consider lying" when I'm lucky enough to not have to.
@auravulpes Thanks for the answer. I'm not from the US. And I didn't want to put the focus on lying but on the fact that they don't want my blood. Now I could 1) cry about discrimination (it feels strange that my blood, which is good enough for me to live, is for others too worthless to be collected; I think there are strong associations with blood) or 2) say: OK, they shall die, I'm fine with that. (Ofc, I will be a collateral damage if I need blood products myself.) So that's my consideration.
@pinkvampire So, I don't know enough to speak to the specifics of your situation, but I only gave one thing to even consider lying about. If there are "at least 2 reasons" you can't give, either we're counting things differently, your local organisation(s) have requirements that mine don't (which, tbf, I should have had a disclaimer at the top of "my experience is with the US, ymmv"), or there might be reasons you can't give blood...