Sell your kidney for $47k...

[Aliantha]

I've been watching this on the news too and I've been thinking about it a lot.

I know I'd give up a kidney in a heartbeat for someone in my family or one of my friends if it were necessary, so the idea of actually doing it doesn't bother me. With that in mind, I really think that if you were able to get paid for doing it, I'd probably consider it anyway. It'd go a long way towards paying off the mortgage, and I might save someone's life as well.

The only thing I think about is if this would then cause some kind of ongoing vicious cylce where you're left with one kidney that has to work harder thus meaning you might need a kidney donation in the future yourself. I don't really understand all the physiology of it so can't really make an informed decision, but on the face of it, I don't really have any moral objections to it. Even for those people who give up a kidney to buy drugs etc. They'll get the money somehow if they're that desperate. I'd rather not be involved in a bank robbery.