Healthcare

Michael J. Fox on stem cell research … [Read more...] about Hard to Watch But Sadly True

[This is a followup to Part 1, and Part 2.] Charles B. Fruit, the Chairman of the National Kidney Foundation recently got a couple of letters published declaring his opposition to paying for kidneys. Both of them are worth reading, if only to see how pathetic the arguments are. The first note was printed in the Wall Street Journal: Rather than retreating from Mr. Epstein's … [Read more...] about Cash For Kidneys, Part 3

[This is a followup to Cash For Kidneys, Part 1.] One of the things that would bother me about donating a kidney is that I'm using it. Granted, living with one kidney isn't much of a hazard. You really only need one to do the job, and having a spare isn't all that useful since kidney diseases usually attack both of them at once. Still, I'd be more willing to donate a kidney … [Read more...] about Cash For Kidneys, Part 2

Virginia Postrel, who recently donated a kidney to a friend, has an op-ed in the Los Angeles Times about the disincentives of becoming a donor: My parents were appalled. My doctor told me, "You know you can change your mind." Many people couldn't understand why I didn't at least wait until my friend had been on dialysis for a while. This pervasive attitude not only … [Read more...] about Cash For Kidneys, Part 1