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Solving the Organ Donation Crisis Through Incentives

… nationwide shortage of human body organs. Federal law and many people’s … a genuine market in human organs, but the effect of those inhibitions … harvestable organs consented to donating. Making matters worse, the … an ever-larger pool of donated organs. That will also make the … about 70 percent of all donated organs, while registered organ …

Organ Shortage

October 12, 2005 Issues & Ideas speech

… Mich.) Our subject today is organ donation – not a particularly pleasant subject. Thinking about organ donation forces us to think … alternatives carefully. You can donate your organs, you can bury … organ shortage by making donated organs the only available source. … relies exclusively on donated organs, the organ shortage is …

Organ Donation: Saving Lives through Incentives

… shortage of transplantable human organs. Although the number of organ donors has increased from 534 … to 825 in 1998, demand for organs in Michigan continues to dwarf … nationwide—are currently waiting for organs. An estimated 4,000 Americans … patient alive until a donated organ is available. Paying people …

Lawrence W. Reed Named Advisor to LifeSharers

Mackinac Center President to Assist Effort to Save Lives Lost to Organ Shortage

… is a non-profit network of organ donors that offers members preferred access to the organs of fellow members. It was … alleviate the shortage of human organs and tissue needed for transplant … because too few people agree to donate their organs in the first … charitable impulse to donate organs with an incentive, and …

Organ Donation: Incentives Could Save Lives

… who are in desperate need of organ transplants. Over 2,000 Michiganians … kidneys, hearts, lungs, or other organs. But in 1998, there were only 825 organ donors in the state—less than … more people to sign up for organ donation? Laws forbid the sale … might not otherwise agree to donate would suddenly have a modest …

The Organ Shortage and Public Policy

… LifeSharers, a nonprofit network of organ donors.) You can donate your organs when you die, you can bury … only choices. If you agree to donate them you may save several … only available organs are donated organs. Imagine if it was illegal …

Freedom and the Organ Shortage

… face an uphill struggle. The organ shortage is an interesting … and since April is National Donate Life Month, the subject is … shortage of transplantable human organs in the United States. Over … result of any real scarcity of organs. In fact, Americans bury or … system for collecting donated organs, which yields only about …

Alleviate the Organ Shortage with the Golden Rule

… Golden Rule to the world of organ donation. It’s time each of … due to a shortage of human organs for transplant operations. … whole lot of people don’t sign organ donor cards. In the United … percent of adults are registered organ donors. The rules for allocating … the organs. People who don’t donate their organs get treated better …

Reciprocity Can Reduce the Organ Shortage

(Note: April is National Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Month.) … obtaining and using transplantable organs are in dire need of improvement. When a transplantable organ becomes available, someone … haven’t themselves agreed to donate their organs. If there were … result, people can refuse to donate organs when they die but still …

How to Fix the Organ Donation Crisis

… America are dying waiting for an organ that never arrives. Over half of the organs available for transplantation … anxiety of waiting for an organ, I have embarked on a campaign to increase organ donations. In the process … person who agrees to eventually donate his or her organs, in the …