Capital News: Advocates say no blood for money in B.C.

Posted on: August 16th, 2016 by webmaster

Members of BloodWatch.org, the BC Health Coalition and the BC Hemophilia Society kick off a week-long tour Sunday, May 8 in Abbotsford to push for a ban in B.C. on paying people for their blood and plasma donations.

They will host a meeting in Kelowna on Thursday, May 12.

The advocates are calling on the province to follow Ontario and Quebec’s lead and implement the ban following news that private company Canadian Plasma Resources (CPR) wants to open up shop in this province.

Read the full article on the Capital News web site.