Demand: 80.000, potential supply: 300.000.000

Yet a shortage still exists in the US – and most other places too. Yes, we are of course talking about kidneys.

I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again: The current policy kills. Read Virginia Postrell’s (very long and informative) article on the subject here.

Currently, 500-600 Danes are waiting for a kidney.

(An aside to Danish readers: Det tager kun et minut eller to at tilmelde sig donorregistret her. Uanset hvordan man har det med det nuværende system, vil denne simple handling en dag kunne redde et eller flere liv)