Organ Donation

While coverage of Jahi McMath’s case usually focuses on what happened after her catastrophic brain injury, the events leading up to her procedure warrant just as much attention.

• By Alice Dreger & Helen Haskell

Our current system is failing dramatically because altruism isn’t a sufficiently motivating force to give up an organ. We need to test incentives, to reward people who are willing to save the life of a stranger through donation.

• By Sally Satel

A new HBO documentary, Tales From the Organ Trade, takes viewers deep inside a black market of body harvesters.

• By Jennifer Block

When a child is deemed suitable for an adult organ transplant, why are they put at the end of the donation line?

• By Michael Fitzgerald