Bone marrow donation payment be Banned or Not? Current law holds that donors cannot be compensated when it comes to bone marrow donation. But a lawsuit may make bone marrow donation profitable. The Institute for Justice (IJ) filed suit against Attorney General Eric Holder Jr., asking that he be enjoined from enforcing the federal criminal prohibition on compensating bone marrow donors. The prohibition is contained in the National Organ Transplant Act (NOTA) of 1984.
Other plaintiffs in the suit include patients suffering from blood diseases like leukemia. The plaintiffs argue that preventing sick people in need of bone marrow transplants from offering compensation to donors who could make those transplants possible, violates the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
Bone marrow contains cells that are capable of becoming other types of blood cells. Thus they can be very beneficial and therapeutic for people with certain blood diseases. A counter argument is that compensation for bone marrow could attract high risk donors.
So what do you think guys, should Bone marrow donation payment be Banned or Not?
