Donating cash and your organs doesnt provide financial benefit, donating plasma/ sperm does, i thought donating means you dont get anything in return
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Not all countries pay blood donors. It is done purely for altruistic reasons (eg the UK). So it is truest a donation. You don’t get money or other compensation for what you give.
Most people in these countries donate because they know it is a life saving product, and the process of donating is safe and easy for them (to some extent). They usually feel things like that if they needed blood, they would be reliant on other peoples generosity to survive, so they donate to help others. It’s not uncommon for people who have had family members needing blood products to save their life, to be inspired to either donate soon after the event, or to become regular donors for as long as they can. Also some people have rare blood types, and feel a personal duty to donate to help similar people so there isn’t a shortage of that blood type. Everyone has their own reasons.
In countries that pay for blood/sperm, technically they are paying for the person’s time and as a small incentive to donate. So that’s why it still gets called donating.
There’s a whole are of medical ethics around the rights and wrongs of paying people for their blood or sperm.
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