The Commonwealth government has today announced a ‘grant’
scheme for live organ donors. The scheme will pay live organ donors the minimum
wage for six weeks following donation, with the aim of supporting them
financially.
Such a decision is likely to ignite the debate over the morality
of payment for 'transactions' involving the human body. There are two sides to
this debate: the risk of commodification of the human; and the freedom and
autonomy of donors to choose how they deal with their body.
