Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

Kidney Shortage Inspires A Radical Idea: Organ Sales
Wall Street Hournal ^ | November 13, 2007 | LAURA MECKLER

Posted on 11/13/2007 4:24:55 PM PST by leadpencil1

Amid a severe kidney-donor shortage, an idea long considered anathema in the medical community is gaining new currency: payments for people willing to give up a kidney.

One of the most outspoken voices on the topic isn't a free-market libertarian, but a prominent transplant surgeon named Arthur Matas.

Dr. Matas, 59 years old, is a Canadian-born physician best known for his research at the University of Minnesota. Lately, he's been traveling the country trying to make the case that barring kidney sales is tantamount to sentencing some patients to death.

"There's one clear argument for sales," Dr. Matas told a gathering of surgeons earlier this year. The practice, currently illegal in the U.S., "would increase the supply of kidneys, save lives and improve the quality of life for those with end-stage renal disease."

(Excerpt) Read more at online.wsj.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Philosophy
KEYWORDS: ersd; healthcare; kidney; madeinchina; mybodymybusiness; organsales; righttoprivacy; transplant
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-2021-27 next last
Interesting take and one that should be piloted here in the states.
1 posted on 11/13/2007 4:24:57 PM PST by leadpencil1
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | View Replies]

To: leadpencil1

They can have my right one. 4 kidney stones so far, and symptoms of a fifth once in awhile.


2 posted on 11/13/2007 4:32:46 PM PST by dynachrome (Immigration without assimilation means the death of this nation~Captainpaintball)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: leadpencil1

3 posted on 11/13/2007 4:34:34 PM PST by Mr_Moonlight
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: leadpencil1
When Walter Williams fills in for Rush he often talks about this.And he makes a pretty good case.”If I can’t claim my kidneys as my own exactly what can I claim to be mine?” is his basic attitude.
4 posted on 11/13/2007 4:36:05 PM PST by Gay State Conservative (Wanna see how bad it can get? Elect Hillary and find out.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: leadpencil1
I will donate my kidney for $100 million dollars.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

5 posted on 11/13/2007 4:36:23 PM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: dynachrome
They can have my right one. 4 kidney stones so far, and symptoms of a fifth once in awhile.

It's that fifth every once in a while that'll do it.

6 posted on 11/13/2007 4:37:06 PM PST by BipolarBob (Yes I backed over the vampire, but I swear I didn't see it in my rear view mirror.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2 | View Replies]

To: leadpencil1
"Payments eventually result in the exploitation of the individual," says Dr. Delmonico, who also worries about encouraging black-market sales both here and in developing countries. "It's the poor person who sells."

A real progressive view.

7 posted on 11/13/2007 4:37:51 PM PST by rocksblues (Just enforce the law!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: BipolarBob

“fifth every once in a while”
That’s how I keep the left one cleaned out!


8 posted on 11/13/2007 4:39:22 PM PST by dynachrome (Immigration without assimilation means the death of this nation~Captainpaintball)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 6 | View Replies]

To: rocksblues
Yeah, really. Capitalism sucks, according to our medical socialists. No wonder there's an organ donor shortage.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

9 posted on 11/13/2007 4:39:45 PM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 7 | View Replies]

To: Mr_Moonlight

10 posted on 11/13/2007 4:47:00 PM PST by leadpencil1 (Enjoy yourself. It's later than you think.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 3 | View Replies]

To: rocksblues

In China it isn’t the poor person who sells. It is the imprisoned person who is forced to give up an organ for the State.


11 posted on 11/13/2007 5:01:26 PM PST by weegee (NO THIRD TERM. America does not need another unconstitutional Clinton co-presidency.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 7 | View Replies]

To: leadpencil1

OK, I'll see your "first powered flight" and raise you a Hammond B3 with Leslie tone cabinet ........

12 posted on 11/13/2007 5:02:17 PM PST by Mr_Moonlight (There's always a wise-guy on these threads ... often it turns out to be me :))
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 10 | View Replies]

To: goldstategop
A woman has a right to control “her” body even when that means terminating a separate life at the end of an umbilical cord. But you don’t have the “right” to sell an organ to the highest bidder because...
13 posted on 11/13/2007 5:03:00 PM PST by weegee (NO THIRD TERM. America does not need another unconstitutional Clinton co-presidency.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 9 | View Replies]

To: Mr_Moonlight

Good one! LOL


14 posted on 11/13/2007 5:12:58 PM PST by leadpencil1 (Enjoy yourself. It's later than you think.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 12 | View Replies]

To: leadpencil1

I just don’t want trade for the organs of dead people. That will lead to doctors not doing everything they can to save lives in order to make money on their organs.


15 posted on 11/13/2007 5:13:10 PM PST by ari-freedom (I am for traditional moral values, a strong national defense, and free markets.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Mr_Moonlight

http://www.organclearinghouse.com/


16 posted on 11/13/2007 5:16:08 PM PST by PAR35
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 3 | View Replies]

To: Gay State Conservative

It seems to me that in the organ donation process, including blood, everybody dips their beak except for the donor. That’s wrong.

I understand the counter argument though. It creates an incentive for people do do things that may not be good for them for short term financial benefits.


17 posted on 11/13/2007 5:20:08 PM PST by ichabod1 ("Self defense is not only our right, it is our duty." President Ronald Reagan)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 4 | View Replies]

To: dynachrome

“They can have my right one. 4 kidney stones so far, and symptoms of a fifth once in awhile.”

It is likely not your right kidney’s fault.


18 posted on 11/13/2007 5:21:07 PM PST by GGpaX4DumpedTea
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2 | View Replies]

To: Mr_Moonlight

An organ recital is what old people give when you ask them how they are. They recite the condition of their organs.


19 posted on 11/13/2007 5:22:04 PM PST by ichabod1 ("Self defense is not only our right, it is our duty." President Ronald Reagan)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 3 | View Replies]

To: GGpaX4DumpedTea

Somehow calcium is not processed right. I looked at one of the buggers under a microscope at work. Ugly looking little stone.


20 posted on 11/13/2007 5:34:13 PM PST by dynachrome (Immigration without assimilation means the death of this nation~Captainpaintball)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 18 | View Replies]


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-2021-27 next last

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson