I notice that the amount of money you’d have to donate to AMF is actually less than the market price of a kidney in Iran (about $1200). Unfortunately, it would probably be pretty expensive in both time and money to go to Iran and sell a kidney, and it would be illegal anywhere else.
I don’t understand why more people who need kidneys don’t just go to Iran and buy one.
I don’t understand why more people who need kidneys don’t just go to Iran and buy one.
I suspect that most people aren’t aware of the option; I certainly wasn’t. And a U.S. citizen might still be breaking U.S. law by doing so even if it’s legal in the other country. (Several U.S. laws work that way; I can’t speak for the laws of other countries.) I also don’t know how hard it is to get a visa to travel to Iran.
I’m now convinced I was wrong to ignore the effect of chains, where you kick off other kidney donations that wouldn’t have happened otherwise. I’ve added a 3x multiplier for chains to the post, which brings it about even to the market price for a kidney in Iran.
I notice that the amount of money you’d have to donate to AMF is actually less than the market price of a kidney in Iran (about $1200). Unfortunately, it would probably be pretty expensive in both time and money to go to Iran and sell a kidney, and it would be illegal anywhere else.
I don’t understand why more people who need kidneys don’t just go to Iran and buy one.
I suspect that most people aren’t aware of the option; I certainly wasn’t. And a U.S. citizen might still be breaking U.S. law by doing so even if it’s legal in the other country. (Several U.S. laws work that way; I can’t speak for the laws of other countries.) I also don’t know how hard it is to get a visa to travel to Iran.
I’m now convinced I was wrong to ignore the effect of chains, where you kick off other kidney donations that wouldn’t have happened otherwise. I’ve added a 3x multiplier for chains to the post, which brings it about even to the market price for a kidney in Iran.