I believe this is banned in many countries, including the US. I chatted to Alexander Berger of GiveWell (who’s donated a kidney) about it once, and if I recall the conversation correctly he said he thought it should be legal.
Yes, kidney selling is officially banned in nearly every country. My preference, at least in the U.S. context, would be to have the government offer benefits to donors to ensure high quality and fair allocation: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/06/opinion/why-selling-kidneys-should-be-legal.html
I believe this is banned in many countries, including the US. I chatted to Alexander Berger of GiveWell (who’s donated a kidney) about it once, and if I recall the conversation correctly he said he thought it should be legal.
Yes, kidney selling is officially banned in nearly every country. My preference, at least in the U.S. context, would be to have the government offer benefits to donors to ensure high quality and fair allocation: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/06/opinion/why-selling-kidneys-should-be-legal.html