Study: People would donate kidneys for payment

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Study: People would donate kidneys for payment

This is something that scares me.

This study asked 342 participants whether they would donate a kidney with varying payments of $0, $10,000 and $100,000. The study called for a real-world test of a regulated payment system. The possibility of payments nearly doubled the number of participants in the study who said they would donate a kidney to a stranger, but it did not influence those with lower income levels more than those with higher incomes.

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sarah!

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13 years ago

I have to admit that I would also be more inclined to donate an organ to a stranger if I was getting monetary compensation. It would depend on my situation at the time and whether I needed the money or not however, but I can completely understand how people would be more inclined to give something to a stranger if they were being paid.

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janjane

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13 years ago

Wow, I will never do it.

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pumpkinbread

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13 years ago

just goes to show people are becoming less generous nowadays

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you are what you eat (inside biology joke)

kgizzle19

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13 years ago

I'd rather keep my kidneys, but 100,000$ sounds pretty awesome....

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nini07

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12 years ago

I would never do this for money. My grandma only has one kidney and one of us have always said that if she ever needs one we will give her one of ours. I heard several years back that someone sold one on EBAY for alot of $$$$. I say its all GREED!!

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