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If the price was right, would you sell your kidney to someone who desperately needs a transplant? A new article by Canadian researchers argues that payment could increase the scarce supply of kidneys available for those in need. I am not convinced.
In the study published in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, the authors suggest that if the government paid a flat fee of $10,000, many people who say they would not be living organ donors might be willing to become organ sellers for that price.
They think that it is not unreasonable to change the law to permit kidney sales because even a 5 percent increase in donor organs would have a real impact on lives saved, the quality of life for those now on kidney dialysis machines, and overall savings as more people switch from costly dialysis to less-costly kidney transplantation.
A previous poll by the researchers found that more than half of those who weren’t willing to donate might change their minds for $10,000. Americans seem less moved by money, but there...
In the study published in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, the authors suggest that if the government paid a flat fee of $10,000, many people who say they would not be living organ donors might be willing to become organ sellers for that price.
They think that it is not unreasonable to change the law to permit kidney sales because even a 5 percent increase in donor organs would have a real impact on lives saved, the quality of life for those now on kidney dialysis machines, and overall savings as more people switch from costly dialysis to less-costly kidney transplantation.
A previous poll by the researchers found that more than half of those who weren’t willing to donate might change their minds for $10,000. Americans seem less moved by money, but there...