A Market for Organs?

Living donors can donate a portion of their liver, lung or pancreas but the need for kidneys -- more than100,000 people in the US alone are waiting -- is overwhelming. Why must we rely on a donor system? Are there options that could include creating an organ market?

By Matt Holzman • Aug 10, 2010 • 1 min read

Living donors can donate a portion of their liver, lung or pancreas but the need for kidneys -- more than100,000 people in the US alone are waiting -- is overwhelming. Why must we rely on a donor system? Are there options that could include creating an organ market? Kidney transplant recipient Matt Holzman speaks to two experts in the field about the politics, the procedures and the ideas that could help speed up the availability of organs.

Matt Holzman
Producer, 'The Document'
Sarah Spitz
Publicity Director

Culture

A Market for Organs?

Living donors can donate a portion of their liver, lung or pancreas but the need for kidneys -- more than100,000 people in the US alone are waiting -- is overwhelming. Why must we rely on a donor system? Are there options that could include creating an organ market?

Share

A Market for Organs?

Living donors can donate a portion of their liver, lung or pancreas but the need for kidneys -- more than100,000 people in the US alone are waiting -- is overwhelming. Why must we rely on a donor system? Are there options that could include creating an organ market?

Share