Kidney donors law to change
Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan hinted that the sum will be at least five figures. -ST
Salma Khalik, Health Correspondent
Sat, Nov 01, 2008
The Straits Times
FROM early next year, the law will be changed to allow compensation for live kidney donors.
The amount should not be so large that it's seen as inducement, said Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan when he announced it yesterday.
Both the World Health Organisation and countries like the United States say it is ethical to compensate donors, so they do not suffer for their act of altruism.
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