What If You Could Save 250 Lives By Feeling a Little Disgusted?
Would you trade the lives of 256 people in order to ensure one million people won't feel disgusted?
In Canada, that's what we do every year. Every year, we decide that we'd rather let about 250 people die than have to put up with feeling repulsed.
There are about 4,500 people waiting for organs in Canada. Most of those waiting -- nearly 80 per cent -- are waiting for a kidney transplant. In 2012, 256 people died on the waiting list. In the U.S., there are now 120,990 people on a waiting list for organs. 99,201 are waiting on kidneys. Last year, 3,381 people died waiting on a kidney transplant.
Also see how a panel of economic experts are much more receptive to kidney sales than the general public.
