My wife had to undergo surgery a couple months ago, we let the doctors know she wanted to self-donate if they thought she would need a transfusion.

Considering there was an almost perpetual blood shortage before this BS, self-donation should be mandatory for anyone who's capable as it would be less burdensome on supply and it's got better prognosis. Then there'd actually be a solid supply for people in the "beggars can't be choosers" situations like catastrophic blood loss after vehicular accidents.