Sell a kidney!

[Ctuchik]

Sell kidney to pay off student loan? | Cost of College

Not sure what i think about this.

I can see why people would feel "forced" to do it because they have such bad debts, but on the other hand no one is pointing a gun in their face....

 

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STUDENTS should be able to sell their kidneys for tens of thousands of pounds to pay off university debts, according to a Scots academic.

what does she care? those idiots dont have to pay tuition fees ...

 

[Exioce]

Talk about sensationalism.
Here's the extract from her BMJ piece:

At least three people died today in the United Kingdom because they couldn't get a kidney transplant. Several thousand more will attend dialysis units. There are increasing numbers of patients, usually young, whose doctors would like to give them "pre-emptive" kidney transplants instead of starting dialysis, which is harsh on the patient and expensive for NHS resources. A transplanted kidney will "pay for itself" within 18 months. Although kidneys obtained within minutes of cardiac death or during the process of "neurological death" are usable and a boon to the recipients, those from living kidney donors give the recipient a better and longer lease of life.

The increase in diabetes and hypertension in the community puts further pressure on the need for kidney transplantation. But the rate of donation of kidneys from deceased and living donors has never kept pace with the need, and has plateaued at about 2000 a year in the UK. At present we have a reimbursement model whereby donors' costs are covered for several weeks by the NHS, insurers

We should consider paying kidney donors -- Roff 343 -- bmj.com

 

[TdC]

surely students are well aware that they need their kidneys? perhaps even more so than other people?

 

[Ctuchik]

Technically you can function perfectly well with just one. You're fucked if something happens to that though.

Losing one kidney isn't particularly risky from a medical point of view if you are healthy. Yes there is a health risk involved but it is fairly small unless you start being stupid with it...

Hell i'd sell one of mine in an instant if the price is generous enough.

 

[old.Tohtori]

Remove the -ney and you've got yourself a deal!

Interesting how they link diabetes scare to that though, it's not like it's a must have operation. Or even a "kind of nice" operation.

 

[Wij]

I love kidneys. Tasty as fuck. Where do I buy one ?

 

[eksdee]

Christ. I pay like ?10 a month back on my student loan. Price of two pints in London, most certainly not worth selling a kidney for!