Saturday, August 23, 2014

Debate on kidney markets in the NY Times

How Much for a Kidney?

INTRODUCTION

kidney transplantsAccording to the World Health Organization, 80,000 kidney transplants are performed worldwide each year. Nicole Bengiveno/The New York Times
The demand for transplantable organs far exceeds the supply. That has led to an increase in the illegal trafficking of kidneys, which represent the majority of living-donor transplants because a person can live with only one.
Should people in need of a kidney transplant be allowed to pay someone to donate one of theirs, or would that let the rich exploit the poor?
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DEBATERS

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