PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Muireann Quigley
TI  - Tax needn't be taxing, but in the case of organ donation it might be
AID  - 10.1136/medethics-2012-100501
DP  - 2012 Aug 01
TA  - Journal of Medical Ethics
PG  - 458--460
VI  - 38
IP  - 8
4099  - http://jme.bmj.com/content/38/8/458.short
4100  - http://jme.bmj.com/content/38/8/458.full
SO  - J Med Ethics2012 Aug 01; 38
AB  - Petersen and Lippert-Rasmussen argue that, while a tax credit scheme to encourage organ donation would be costly, the increased number of organs for transplantation would lead to other savings in the healthcare system. In the present work some calculations are provided and it is suggested that, even given optimistic assumptions, the cost to the state of implementing the system as proposed would be high and unlikely to garner the support of politicians and policymakers.