Abstract
Last year the BMJ ’s news editor, Annabel Ferriman, had one of her kidneys removed so she could donate it to a friend. Her motivation? “I did it entirely voluntarily and have derived a great deal of satisfaction from it” (doi: 10.1136/bmj.a277). Is this altruistic act, and others like it, the answer to the growing gap between the demand for kidneys and the supply? Ferriman’s experience was not all plain sailing. From the breezy offer at a party to the operation itself took nearly a year and a half, and although the outcome has been good for both donor and recipient she describes frustrations and delays that made her sometimes wonder why she had ever volunteered. …
Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callSimilar Papers
Disclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.
