[Diogenesis]

The Board stole more than $480 million dollars from donors,
sold the donated blood back to hospitals (and burnt the rest to keep the price high),
and no doubt sold the DNA provided by donors if the above is true.

Unbelievable.

Unbelievable.

Unbelievable.

Unbelievable.

Unbelievable.

[Askel5]

I'm sure OUR Red Cross would never do something so underhanded.

LIDDY DOLE'S RED CROSS RUNS AMOK

BLOOD TRAIL: THE BLOOD BROKERS PART 1 -- HOW BLOOD, THE 'GIFT OF LIFE,' BECAME A BILLION-DOLLAR BUSINESS Source: PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER Published: September 24, 1989 Author: Gilbert M. Gaul Posted on 07/12/1999 19:45:35 PDT by Wallaby (348)

BLOOD TRAIL: THE BLOOD BROKERS PART 2 - THE LOOSE WAY THE FDA REGULATES BLOOD INDUSTRY Source: PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER Published: September 25, 1989 Author: Gilbert M. Gaul Posted on 07/12/1999 20:45:42 PDT by Wallaby (347)

BLOOD TRAIL: THE BLOOD BROKERS PART 3 -- FEAR OF AIDS SPURS CHANGE Source: PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER Published: TUESDAY September 26, 1989 Author: Gilbert M. Gaul Posted on 07/12/1999 21:00:40 PDT by Wallaby (346)

BLOOD TRAIL: THE BLOOD BROKERS PART 4 -- RED CROSS: FROM DISASTER RELIEF TO BLOOD Source: PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER Published: WEDNESDAY September 27, 1989 Author: Gilbert M. Gaul Posted on 07/12/1999 21:44:11 PDT by Wallaby (345)

BLOOD TRAIL: BLOOD BROKERS, PART 5, LAST IN SERIES -- AMERICA: THE OPEC OF THE GLOBAL PLASMA Source: PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER Published: September 28, 1989 Author: Gilbert M. Gaul Posted on 07/12/1999 22:14:30 PDT by Wallaby (344)

Blood money: what Red Cross donors didn’t know (1976)

Red Cross Going to Refuse Money Raised by Hillary Protest Banner Auction

[veronica]

TOTALLY CORRUPT organization.

[lelio]

but the Herald was threatened with a Supreme Court injunction by the Australian Red Cross Blood Service after it asked how the blood was obtained.
Could someone explain how the .au government works? It looks like the newspaper wanted to find out some info and the AuRCBS protested to the supreme court? Huh?

[toenail]

bump

[Aurelius]

BUMP

[thefactor]

Tell the Red "Double" Cross how you feel about them.

[Great Dane]

DNA is a private matter, but if there is money to be made........ privacy goes out the window.

[RaceBannon]

Good Grief!!!!!!!

[Slyfox]

Why can't they get DNA the old fashioned way, extract it from a suspect while in custody, with or without his permission.

[Mudboy Slim]

BTTT...MUD

[Mudboy Slim]

Yo?! Joe?! Where ya been, Ol' Man?!

SHEEEESH, Hall of Fame go to yer Head or What?!

Yer EX-FRiend...MUD

[The Energizer]

The last time I donated blood at the Red Cross, I had to sign an "opt out" form in order for them NOT to do a "genome amplification" on my donated blood.

After I donated blood, I was sorry I did because odds are that the Red Cross "amplified" my genome anyway.

[Fred Mertz]

What a crock! I doubt much is safe from gummint datatbases these days.

Thanks for the links Askel, I'll try to peruse them in my spare time. I've been away from FR for 4 days and have lots of catching up to do.