So CNN is doing this "investigative report" about how these foaming at the mouth evil people are paying cash for organ transplants. That's right, the bastards are actually PAYING for a medical procedure. How can America tolerate this injustice? We are the country that gives welfare to illegal immigrants! How can we allow dying human beings to save their own lives by paying money? Won't someone think of the children?
Iran is one of the few countries in the world that regulates its organ market
http://www.economist.com/world/international/displaystory.cfm?story_id=8173393
You can sell a kidney for ~US$4k, plus healthcare for the donor. It works - there are no waiting lists for kidneys in Iran.
Those who choose to donate their organs upon their death usually end up providing an organ for a patient who cannot afford one in the open market.
It gets into a sticky area when, as in China, more than >50% of the organs come from executed prisoners.
Right now there is no market in the US. So Steve Jobs jumping the queue - that's a bribe, plain and simple.
Really?
Jakob Ingebrigtsen has a 1989 Ferrari 348 GTB and he's just put in paperwork to upgrade it
Strava thinks the London Marathon times improved 12 minutes last year thanks to supershoes
Is there a rule against attaching a helium balloon to yourself while running a road race?
NAU women have no excuse - they should win it all at 2024 NCAA XC
Mark Coogan says that if you could only do 3 workouts as a 1500m runner you should do these
Move over Mark Coogan, Rojo and John Kellogg share their 3 favorite mile workouts
How rare is it to run a sub 5 minute mile AND bench press 225?