Exploring the societal, legal, and ethical implications of kidney donation, including the history of transplant advancements, statistics on U.S. kidney transplants, and the debate surrounding organ markets. The chapter highlights the frustration over lack of compensation for kidney donors and discusses the potential of pig kidney transplants as a solution to organ shortages.
A pig’s kidney was just transplanted into a human. But Vox’s Dylan Matthews says we shouldn't need the pigs.
This episode was produced by Victoria Chamberlin and Hady Mawajdeh, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Anouk Dussaud, engineered by David Herman, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.
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