Facebook Inc. took a momentous action last week. And I don’t mean its announced intention to sell shares for $28 to $35 in an initial public offering later this month.

Altruism is simply not enough to satisfy the global organ shortage that has spawned illegal and unregulated organ markets, so government-sponsored compensation of healthy of individuals who are willing to give one of their kidneys is the best short-term solution.

China is proposing forward-thinking transplant policies that offer to pay organ donors. These proposals challenge the status quo, however if China is serious about creating an incentive program, transparency and accountability will be vital to its integrity and safety.

What should we make of Arizona's new law for rationing organ transplants?

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Should we be able to buy babies, cadavers for dissection, or organs for transplantation? How about placing bets on our own life expectancy or the timing of a future terrorist attack?

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Meaningful rewards for living donations could provide the answer to the kidney shortage.

The organ transplant list is approaching 100,000 patients, but the waitlist doesn't reflect the full scope of the problem.