The American Society of Transplantation prepares to consider a pilot study of financial incentives for living organ donation

 As I prepare to speak later this month at the American Transplant Congress in Boston, I note that  the American Society of Transplantation (AST) has, among its Key Position Statements  one from late last year called A Roadmap for Removing Disincentives for Living Organ Donors 

As the title suggests, the statement focuses on removing financial disincentives for organ donation. 

But I'm struck by the last item on the list:

"Additional Steps
"In advocating for the elimination of disincentives to living donation, AST will examine, in parallel, the legal,ethical, and practical considerations involved in a pilot study of financial incentives for living organ donation."