Advocacy group concerned pay-for-plasma clinics expanding to Ontario will hurt voluntary donations
An advocacy group is concerned that pay-for-plasma clinics expanding to Ontario over the next year, through a partnership between Canadian Blood Services and a private company, may harm the voluntary blood donation system and exploit vulnerable people.
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![A member of the Shincheonji Church of Jesus, who has recovered from the COVID-19 coronavirus, donates his blood plasma at a gymnasium in Daegu on August 28, 2020. - A total of 1,700 followers of the Shincheonji will donate their blood plasma to support the development of virus treatments until September 4. A man donating blood plasma.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.5703290.1709229716!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/1228233070.jpg)
An advocacy group is concerned that pay-for-plasma clinics expanding to Ontario over the next year, through a partnership between Canadian Blood Services and a private company, may harm the voluntary blood donation system and exploit vulnerable people.