Achieving a record number of organ donors is nowhere near enoughLast year Australia achieved a record number of organ donors, but instead of celebrating we should aspire to emulate the record of more successful countries, writes Sara Irvine.
Organ donation
Organ trade ‘vile’, but donating a kidney is no big deal — try it
The best way to reduce the number of us tempted to pluck a kidney from a foreigner is to increase the number of live donors in Australia, writes Crikey reader Jason Moutney.
From murderer to giver of life
A prisoner on death row, Christian Longo, wants to donate his organs but prison authorities have banned it. Throwing the organs away would be a waste for the thousands who need them, but does a prisoner have the right to choose what happens to their body?
Which organs can you live without — and how much are they worth on the black market?
Got a spare kidney you’re not using? You could get up to $160,000 for it on the Israeli black market — maybe more if you stick it on eBay.
Tips and rumours: Tips and rumours: More heads roll at ABC Enterprises
Secret sacking at ABC Enterprises, the government wants your organs, vultures descend on the carcass of the Trading Post, fishy shark photos, and more tips from Crikey insiders.
To whom it may concern: On second chances
Crikey’s Agony Aunt looks at the right — and wrong — time to give up on someone.
My first time … transplanting a heart
“When the heart comes out, you’re staring at an empty chest. That’s when I said, ‘Am I actually doing this to a human being?’ It’s kinda cool, actually,” recalls Dr Daniel Goldstein, Vice-chairman of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Montefiore Medical Center.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Comments, corrections, clarifications, and c*ckups
Rudd and China … Guy Rundle in the US … market predators … chequebook journalism … organ donation …
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Comments, corrections, clarifications, and c*ckups
The Fed’s bail out of Bear Stearns … organ donation … Israel … MacDonalds at hospital … Rudd and China … baby bonus … The Australian:
Organ donation: Opt-out system is not the answer
I agree it is a tragedy that a hundred people die each year waiting for a transplant. But I disagree with the argument that many of those people wouldn’t still be waiting or dying if Australia adopted a system of presumed consent to organ donation, writes Senator Jan McLucas.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Comments, corrections, clarifications, and c*ckups
Israel and Antony Loewenstein … the Haneef inquiry … the baby bonus … organ donation … McDonalds in hospitals … Kyoto …
Government considers organ donation, 11 people die
The Federal Government has now received its blueprint for action on the organ donor system but people are still dying while waiting for a transplant, writes Tim Richards.
