Paying Organ Donors
Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, March 16, 2010, WHYY Radio, March 17, 2010, KYW Newsradio, March 21, 2010, AMA News, March 22, 2010, WHYY Radio, March 30, 2010, USA Today, March 31, 2010, ABC News, April 2, 2010
Scott Halpern, Peter Reese, David Asch and colleagues found that among 342 rail and trolley commuters in Philadelphia, a greater proportion reported wilingness to donate a kidney to a stranger if they were paid for it than if they received no money. The work did not indicate higher rates of willingness to donate for money among lower-income individuals.