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Organ Donation in Israel
Israel may begin something like a no-give, no-take rule for organ donation. Under a new proposal someone who had previously signed their organ donor card would be given points helping them to move up the waiting list should they one day need a transplant organ. See here for more on the no-give, no take rule.
Thanks to the ever-entrepreneurial Dave Undis for the pointer.
Posted by Alex Tabarrok on February 21, 2007 at 07:14 AM in Economics, Medicine | Permalink
Comments
I thought jews couldn't donate organs.
Posted by: josh at Feb 21, 2007 8:42:51 AM
Josh,
Most Jews I know are secular. Judiasm is merely their ethnic heritage rather than their religion. Jews tend to be intelligent and progressive especially with regards to medicine and science. How then could they allow fellow people to die for lack of an organ.
Posted by: Pace at Feb 21, 2007 10:38:07 AM
I really like this idea. It feels like the "microfinance" of human organs.
Posted by: Yan Li at Feb 21, 2007 11:14:21 AM
Pace,
I'm a secular jew-by-heritage. I figured the jews in Isreal would be more religious.
Posted by: josh at Feb 21, 2007 11:18:50 AM
"I thought jews couldn't donate organs"
Not true.
They just have to wait until they're really dead, unless the donated organ is redundant [such as a kidney, or a lobe of a liver].
http://www.hods.org/pdf/Chief%20Rabbinate%20of%20Israel.pdf
-dk
Posted by: Dick King at Feb 21, 2007 12:28:11 PM
I have some familiarity with what goes on in Israel, and I'd be shocked if this ever came to pass. The religious parties will surely kill it.
Posted by: David J. Balan at Feb 21, 2007 1:16:02 PM
In the United States, a modified form of Alex's "no-give no-take" rule has been implemented on a grass-roots basis by LifeSharers. Check it out at www.lifesahrers.org.
Posted by: Dave Undis at Feb 21, 2007 6:23:08 PM
Typo alert in the previous comment. The correct web site address is www.lifesharers.org.
Posted by: Dave Undis at Feb 21, 2007 6:24:21 PM
I am a Jew and would only donate my liver. Thenthey can chop it up and make nice sandwhiches on seeded rye bread.
Posted by: fred lapides at Feb 21, 2007 7:56:13 PM
This is a good proposal. The one issue is those people with chronic illnesses that prevent donation but don't actually require an organ donation right at the time (such as being HIV positive). Personally I'd be happy to give those people points if they sign a donor card, but others may worry.
Posted by: Tracy W at Feb 22, 2007 9:19:06 PM
Jews can and do donate organs. Aguda (ultraorthodox) Party Chief Ravitz lives with a kidney donated by one of his sons (He has twelve sons and daughters and all volunteered. The issue was decided by throwing a coin).
Posted by: jaim klein at Feb 23, 2007 10:30:07 AM
This seems like a really good idea to me, when I read it I thought about how much this would actually raise the mortality rate for alot of patients, seeing as how there will now be a more vast selection of organs to choose from.
Posted by: Ben at Feb 26, 2007 11:38:35 PM
The problem with the whole organ donation process is the fact that you're asking people to donate organs when they should be allowed to sell their organs. You are asking for a free donation of a priceless commodity, which is extremely scarce. Its value should be tremendous. Give the people, the correct price incentives and allow market forces to work.
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Posted by: Amanda at Mar 14, 2007 5:55:27 AM
Jews can and do donate organs. Aguda (ultraorthodox) Party Chief Ravitz lives with a kidney donated by one of his sons (He has twelve sons and daughters and all volunteered. The issue was decided by throwing a coin).
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