Donations to charity in return for organ donation

Summarised from a letter by Stuart Cockerill in the New Scientist (April 26th '97).

Commercial organisations who benefit from posthumous organ donations should pay for the privilege with a gift to a charity nominated by the donor.

'Payment would be made to a good cause of their choice for any body parts used'

Would-be organ donors, who like the thought that their organs may contribute to valuable academic study, may well be rather uneasy at the thought that their remains could be fought over by the vultures of the pharmaceuticals industry. If, however, the donor knew that a fixed payment would be made to a good cause of their choice for any body parts used, they would surely be much happier with the prospect.

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