ABC News Article-Doctor Proposes Sales Of Kidney

[sis2907]

Anyone who has an opinion about this subject regarding doctor proposing sales of Kidney I would really like to hear from...can either be for or against. Thanks Sis2907...Also if you would like to read whole article I would be happy to send you the link!

[Chris]

Well I would be against any sale of any organ. It just doesn't seem right especially after reading here about a city in Thialand or the Philippines. However, I would like to read the article. This idea has been brought up before by some docs about having this done.

[Robby712]

Against.  How much $$$ you have should not be a determining factor in who gets an organ.  It should be based on time on the list and medical need.

Now if you wanted to give some sort of major tax break to someone that donates...that would be doable.

[sis2907]

Chris
Thanks for responding to my question. I will email you the link so you can view it for yourself. If you would after reading it let me know what you think. Thanks again so much.

[sis2907]

If I am understanding this article correctly what the doctor is saying is... it shouldnt or wouldnt be up to the patient to pay for a kidney donation but either insurance companies or the goverment.

[Chris]

You can copy and paste the link to your post here since I see that you created a poll about the article in question. Just go to your original post, look to the right for the button that says Modify and paste the link to the article and click save at the bottom of your message to post. If you already sent it, no problem, I can post it here.

[Chris]

Link to ABC News article:
http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/Health/story?id=2977619&page=1

[Chris]

I would like to see more of his proposal ideas on regulation. On long term health care for a donor, I do not see a recipients insurance company willing to do that. Right now, I can not give a positive answer without more knowledge of the doctors proposal.

[Romona]

I think offering money might bring out some people that are not going to think the whole thing through.

[twirl]

it is just something else I could not afford
the Donald's and the stupid skinny rich girls could get all the kidneys
they could blink,blink them and wear them on jewelry
or maybe a reality show
eliminate patients one week at a time

[MIbarra]

When you think of the time off from a job that a donor has to take without pay for the surgery and to recuperate, the possible travel expenses, and other incurred expenses for the donor I don't think this is such a bad idea. Plus if they receive medical care afterwards -- it's better than what the donors are getting now. This may allow more people who were thinking of donating, but were worried about finances, making the decision for donation. Of course, like Chris I'd like to see how the process would be regulated and see details first. They'd have to have something in place that didn't allow the rich to just go out and buy their own kidney.

[Robby712]

it is just something else I could not afford
the Donald's and the stupid skinny rich girls could get all the kidneys
they could blink,blink them and wear them on jewelry
or maybe a reality show
eliminate patients one week at a time

Ooooh.  I like that idea.  Jeff Probst could come up with a 'The Tribe has Spoken" type of line (The blood has clotted, the fistula has been infiltrated) and then unplug your dialysis machine. 

[Chris]

it is just something else I could not afford
the Donald's and the stupid skinny rich girls could get all the kidneys
they could blink,blink them and wear them on jewelry
or maybe a reality show
eliminate patients one week at a time

I vote to eliminate:
Paris Hilton, any of the Spears family nit witts, Jessica Simpson and her weird butt father, and any other celeb that is plastered in the news to much. Ahhh screw it, just kidnap their ass with no cell phones, pda's, or any other electronic device and drop their ass on a desserted island and leave them there.