The Wall Street Journal, 3 Apr 2009, SALLY SATEL
Last week the Singapore Parliament voted to amend the Human Organ Transplant Act. It is now legal for a needy patient to cover the expenses incurred by the generous soul who donated a kidney to him. "This is a bill about fairness," said Minister of Health Khaw Boon Wan, "being fair to donors who do suffer financial consequences as a result of their act of donation. Our current law shortchanges them."
With passage of its new law, Singapore joins more than 20 other countries, including the United States, Britain, France, the Philippines, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Sweden that allow donors to accept repayment of associated costs such as lost wages, child care and travel.
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