$15000 For Your Kidney

[wildwood]

Seeing annual dialysis treatment cost for one patient is probably 10 times more, this has to be a sensible worldwide multi-billion $ solution to the kidney shortage.

How much would persuade you to 'donate' one of your kidneys?

http://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2004/12/paying_for_kidn.html

[woofgang]

There isn't enough money in the world. I would have done it for love but not for money.

[FredPuli43]

No amount, but it's illegal to sell bodily organs here in the UK, methinks.

[Captain2]

Wish they'd offered me that before they found the big nasty thing in the middle of my left one. So to answer your question now, errr ... no, forget it!

[LazyGun]

Not sure that I would agree that commodifying organ transplantation is a sensible solution at all.

I would donate a kidney to family, loved ones, friends as a living donor, for free, but only in those circumstances. Otherwise, it will have to wait until I am dead :)

[wildwood]

I agree, it wouldn't be for me. I am concerned that the money is a fortune to some and may be the persuasive attraction for a young person who may later on need the second one.