Petition
The petition
I ask my representative in Congress to change federal law to allow state legislatures or the federal government to oversee the implementation of a regulated and ethically sound organ donor compensation program. Such a program would offer meaningful financial incentives to a) families who agree to donate the organs of a family member who has died (known as cadaveric donation) and b) to anyone who is willing to donate his or her kidney while alive.
There are organizations and individuals who object to giving financial incentives to increase organ donation, such as the National Kidney Foundation. But a Gallup Poll survey showed the majority of Americans are in favor of changing the law, and many prominent scholars, ethicists, economists, and physicians support changing the current legislation.
This proposal is not for a completely free market where rich people would simply buy kidneys from poor people. This proposal is only for third party (the government) purchases of the kidney, who then distributes the kidneys fairly to poor and rich alike. The American Society of Transplant Surgeons did a poll and 3 in 4 were either in favor of this proposal or not opposed.
Latest signatures
- Aaron Gebrehiwot W.Oct 09, 2024
- Markus E.Sep 27, 2019
- Jenny T.Nov 29, 2018
- Oren M.Feb 12, 2018
- Kate G.Jan 30, 2018
- Uri G.Jan 07, 2018
- Sharona H.Jan 07, 2018
- Melissa W.Oct 29, 2017
- Gen A.Oct 08, 2017
- Shelley S.Sep 04, 2017
- Klein S.Jul 07, 2017
- Gabriel M.Sep 20, 2016
- Ashley M.Sep 16, 2016
- Allie A.Sep 03, 2016
- Christine H.Aug 28, 2016
- Angela A.Aug 25, 2016
- Chris S.Aug 21, 2016
- Krystal G.Jul 22, 2016
- William V.Jul 17, 2016
- Pramod S.Jun 16, 2016
- Oche H.May 20, 2016
- Bryan L.May 19, 2016
- Prageeth K.May 06, 2016
- Christopher K.Feb 06, 2016
Supporters
Some of the people in favor of third-party purchase of organs
- Dr. Benjamin Hippen
Nephrology and Internal Medicine, North Carolina
- Dr. Sally Satel
Scholar, American Enterprise Institute
- Mark J. Cherry, PhD
Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Saint Edward's University, Austin, Texas
- Dr. James Stacey Taylor
Associate Professor of Philosophy, The College of New Jersey
- Dr. Michele Goodwin
Law Professor
- Dr. Arthur Matas
Transplant Surgeon & former president of the American Society of Transplant Surgeons
- Dr. Michael Friedlaender
Kidney Transplant, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem
- Dr. Eli Friedman
Nephrologist
- Dr. Amy Friedman
Transplant Surgeon
- Robby Berman, MPA, MBA
Founder and Director, Halachic Organ Donor Society
- Rabbi Dr. Mordechai Halperin
Medical Ethicist for the Chief Rabbinate of Israel
- Rabbi Ovadiah Yosef
Former Chief Rabbi of Israel
- Rabbi Yaakov Weiner
- Rabbi Moshe Feinstein
- Asher Meir
- Joel Wolowelsky, PhD