Should you be given blood, if you dont give blood?

[Rotted]

So I was debating this with a friend earlier,

If you one day need a life saving operation, which requires you to have a blood transfusion etc. Should you be given the blood if you have never given blood before?

(Excluding people not of age in your respective country e.g. minors)

EDIT

Also excluding people who can't give blood, for example some of the ones mentioned,

Men with male sexual partners
Anemic

Also keep it on topic, examples like these that were posted...

Should anyone who isn't a lawyer get legal aid?
Should anyone who isn't a chef be allowed into restaurants?
Should anyone who isn't a game designer be allowed to play WoW?

These are business's and not a life / death situation which the topic is about, tbh

[Deleted]

of course you should.
I really do not understand why anyone would argue against this.

[Deleted]

Tough one. I am very liberal so I believe in freedom of choice. On the other hand it is kind of like supporting a parasite. So I am going to go with no blood donated means no blood for you.

[ptwonline]

Some people are actually prohibited from donating blood because they are considered too high risk.

But aside from those kinds of situations where you were prohibited, of course you should still be given blood. The whole point is to try to save lives where possible, and not simply to weed out who we arbitrarily think deserve to be saved or not.

[Deleted]

of course you should.
I really do not understand why anyone would argue against this.

If enough people do not donate then we will be in trouble.

[Grizzly Willy]

Tough one. I am very liberal so I believe in freedom of choice. On the other hand it is kind of like supporting a parasite. So I am going to go with no blood donated means no blood for you.

Should we save the lives of those who have not saved the lives of others?

Edit: Because reading comprehension seems to be a bit lacking, I would like to put this out there: this is a question I asked Rich. I voted "Yes" in the poll. Now stop bothering me about it.

[ophion1990]

Ofcourse they should get blood. Whatever the reason for them not donating blood, a human life is a human life... Letting someone die because he never donated blood is pretty ridiculous imo. Should we stop donating money to Africa or disaster struck areas aswell? They never helped us out, right?

Tough one. I am very liberal so I believe in freedom of choice. On the other hand it is kind of like supporting a parasite. So I am going to go with no blood donated means no blood for you.

I'd understand that POV if we're talking about some hobo who never did or tried to accomplish something in his life, but just because someone didn't donate blood. :/ Dunno, I never donated myself though, maybe I'm too biased. If the blood bank ever cries out that there's a huge shortage I'll donate, other then that I don't think I would, I never really thought about donating before.

A bit off topic: You'd just let people donate blood and that blood is used to save yourself if you ever have a shortage, it wouldn't be used to save anyone else, that'd make a tiny little bit of sense I guess, compared to no donation, no blood.

[Catta]

As long as there is enough blood - if there is a shortage you should restrict it to those who donate and then make it possible for large amounts of people who donate at the same time.

then again - even with a shortage it should probably just be about triage anyway

[Marine1]

Yeah.....I don't donate blood just so that I can receive someone else's blood when and if I need it. It's a gift, and a gift is something that is given freely - without a requirement.

I give from the heart

[Korru]

What if you have a very incompatible blood type?

[Deleted]

Should anyone who isn't a doctor get medical treatment?

Should anyone who isn't a lawyer get legal aid?

Should anyone who isn't a chef be allowed into restaurants?

Should anyone who isn't a game designer be allowed to play WoW?

Clever.

[Deleted]

Should we save the lives of those who have not saved the lives of others?

Donating a pint of blood a month is no big deal, it would also mean we would never be short. Hospitals struggle getting enough blood, that needs to be addressed.

[Daws001]

Well, gay men are screwed if this were a reality. We're prohibited from donating blood, unless we haven't slept with a guy yet.

So, I vote "Yes".

[Dariela]

When they stop turning away my blood because it comes from a transgendered person, then they can start declaring that I don't deserve it if I don't donate.

Until then, they can kiss my round tranny ass.

[Deleted]

What if you have a very incompatible blood type?

Even better, rare blood types are very sought after.

[theunit187]

Should you get food if you have never produced any food?

[lokithor]

Tough one. I am very liberal so I believe in freedom of choice. On the other hand it is kind of like supporting a parasite. So I am going to go with no blood donated means no blood for you.

So because I'm anemic I can't get blood to save my life? Sorry but your views are quite fucked.

[Kolymos]

If enough people do not donate then we will be in trouble.

Here in Canada, there are lifelong bans placed on people when it comes to blood donation, even if they're healthy (Like if a man ever has sex with another man, even while protected). I say if donations are so important, they should work on abolishing stupid bans like this. (Some people argue it's to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS, but the demographic with the highest transmission of HIV is teenage females who've had sex with bisexual males and that situation doesn't get a ban)

[OmniSkribe]

Should we save the lives of those who have not saved the lives of others?

So if i've never donated blood but donated to charity for orphanage and other stuff i'm still should be considered Lower-Grade Citizen then you? Pff

[Aoyi]

Yes because it's there to save lives regardless of who's life you're saving. It's not always a matter of choice. My fiancee is not allowed to give blood because of where she lived during a certain time period. That's all it took for her to become ineligible. Does that mean she doesn't deserve to have her life saved if she was in an accident? Hell no!