An Australian man who donated blood plasma every three weeks for the past 70 years has died at the age of 88. James Harrison had an antibody in his blood that is used to create the Anti-D injection that routinely stops the immune systems of women with rhesus-negative blood from attacking their unborn rhesus-positive children.

James Harrison, who was credited with saving 2.4 million babies through blood plasma donations over six decades, has died at 88

James Harrison started donating blood at the age of 18 and continued until he was 81. His blood contained a rare antibody, Anti-D.