VOLUME 84:3 (Forthcoming)
Article
Authors: Kimberly D. Krawiec (University of Virginia School of Law) & Alvin E. Roth (Stanford University)
Title: Voluntary, Unpaid, and Handsomely Rewarded: Donor Benefits in the World’s Whole-Blood Systems
Abstract:
The ideal of the unpaid blood donor is nearly universal. Reality is more complex. On their face, whole-blood systems around the world are formally committed to voluntary and nonremunerated donation. Beneath the surface, however, lies a range of practices that provide blood donors with gift cards, sweepstakes entries, cash “expense allowances,” paid leave, tax relief, priority service, medals, and extra points on a child’s school exam. Reviewing blood systems around the world and drawing on examples from countries spanning five continents, we demonstrate that “voluntary, nonremunerated donation” coexists with substantial material benefits on a regular basis. Whole-blood donors nearly always receive something of value in exchange for their generosity. What varies is how those benefits are structured, funded, routed, and legally classified.
Speech
Author: Judge John M. Sandy (Iowa Court of Appeals)
Title: No Republic Can Endure on Borrowed Courage
Abstract forthcoming
Student Note
Author: Chloe McGarraugh, J.D. Candidate at Washington and Lee University School of Law
Title: No Surprises, No Remedies: The Illusion of Independent Dispute Resolution Under the No Surprises Act
Abstract forthcoming
