Sell your kidney for $47k...

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The doctor that did my Sister's kidney transplant 11 years ago has proposed that the government pays up to $47,000 for kidney donation to help with the chronic shortage of donors.

Kidney specialist Gavin Carney said allowing the sale of organs would save thousands of lives and billions of dollars in care for patients on transplant waiting lists. He also said it would stop people from buying organs on the black market in developing countries, where they pursue risky, unregulated surgeries.

Australia has one of the lowest rates of organ donation in the developed world, about 10 donors per 1 million people, according to a federal health task force.

"We've tried everything to drum up support for organ donation and the rates have not risen in 10 years," Carney was quoted as saying in Fairfax newspapers. "People just don't seem to be willing to give their organs away for free. ... Let's pay people some money for a new car or a house deposit and those waiting lists will be halved within about five years."

My family went through the screening procedure to see who could donate to my Sister. My eldest Brother was a match, but he couldnt donate due to the need for 3 months off work and with home loans etc...he couldnt do it.

My Mother was a match and went through the donation process....and the after effects have been horrific for both my Sister and my Mother.

I can see the monetary benefits would be great, but I dont know how the donors motivation could be monitored.

Obviously, the proposal was rejected....but its been weighing on my mind for the past two days.