Organ Donation

Many complain about the devastating shortage of organs in this country (like me). It is not like there is a shortage of easy policy solutions to this problem (like an opt-out system instead of an opt-in system).

But while nothing ever seems to come of that easy solution, an even more interesting approach to doing something about the shortage has been done. It is a voluntary non-profit which, if you sign up for, you agree to donate your organs to members of the non-profit. In return, you get first dibs on the organs from members of the non-profit (all of these donations are only done post-mortem; you don’t agree to give up your heart even though you are alive and well).

"Directed donation" is possible by a provision in the Uniform Anatomical Gift Act which PrawfsBlawg does a much better job discussing then I ever could.

But regardless of its legality, LifeSharers (the non-profit) is a really interesting concept that incentives the type of action that people should be making anyways (like signing the back of their fucking driver's license).

Gotta love those incentives.

-Mr. Alec