Can celebrities or rich or well-connected people jump over others on the waiting list or pay people for their organs?
No. In the U.S., the allocation of organs to recipients on the waiting list is based solely on medical and scientific criteria, and on waiting time. The principles of organ allocation are based on equity, urgency, and efficacy—the wealth, age, race, or gender of a person on the waiting list has no effect on when a person will receive a donated organ. In addition, the National Organ Transplant Act of 1984 makes it illegal to buy or sell human organs in the U.S.
No. In the U.S., the allocation of organs to recipients on the waiting list is based solely on medical and scientific criteria, and on waiting time. The principles of organ allocation are based on equity, urgency, and efficacythe wealth, age, race, or gender of a person on the waiting list has no effect on when a person will receive a donated organ. In addition, the National Organ Transplant Act of 1984 makes it illegal to buy or sell human organs in the U.S.
