tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4748060798655400108.post4408209829190121703..comments2023-11-02T08:55:35.510-07:00Comments on Market Design: Compensation for kidney donors? Background, and Sally Satel's proposalAl Rothhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02232854038397912604noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4748060798655400108.post-70829767031351481502014-12-10T11:38:07.215-08:002014-12-10T11:38:07.215-08:00As I said in my book A Reason to Be, my testimony ...As I said in my book A Reason to Be, my testimony as a kidney donor back when the road was still dirt, sperm donors are compensated as are surrogate mothers. You can pay someone to create a life; why not pay someone to save a life?<br />Theresa ReedTheresa Reednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4748060798655400108.post-35061055113495387302014-12-04T10:44:05.894-08:002014-12-04T10:44:05.894-08:00I agree with Amonymous regarding compensating livi...I agree with Amonymous regarding compensating living related donors along with non-related. I believe that a donor is a donor regardless of relationship with the recipient in terms of giving up part of his or her body & losing time/sometimes wages on top of it.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4748060798655400108.post-52138550731201429272014-12-04T10:26:22.565-08:002014-12-04T10:26:22.565-08:00I am all for a better system to help in expenses/l...<br />I am all for a better system to help in expenses/lost wages etc.. <br /><br />However, I don't agree with it excluding people who are related. I donated to my brother. Of course, I would do it again.<br /><br />I lost time off work, had an extra 30 days of going in and out of the hospital, then 6 weeks, I could not do my job (as that would cause an infection in my case). Then, I could only work part time, until my energy was up.<br /><br />So, I don't think it should exclude donors in the same family. Donors in the same family are likely to be a match.<br /><br />So, please explain why it would EXCLUDE family donors.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com