Re:A kidney donor at 18 now regrets it
by BurningFrog on Tuesday October 04, 2016 @01:00AM
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The blood market is very different from the kidney market, and simply translating conclusions from one to the other is very dubious.
Blood donations produce the needed amount of blood, and that system basically works. So it makes sense to not take any risks to expand the already sufficient supply.
Meanwhile the kidney transplant world is desperately tragic. About a dozen Americans die each day from lack of a kidney. Even if an added kidney supply would be lower quality on the margin, it would save a huge amount of lives.
Blood donations produce the needed amount of blood, and that system basically works. So it makes sense to not take any risks to expand the already sufficient supply.
Meanwhile the kidney transplant world is desperately tragic. About a dozen Americans die each day from lack of a kidney. Even if an added kidney supply would be lower quality on the margin, it would save a huge amount of lives.