EPISODE · Sep 13, 2017 · 23 MIN
Would you donate your kidney to a stranger?
from Short & Curly · host Australian Broadcasting Corporation
They cut a small hole in your abdomen, blow some carbon dioxide into your tummy so it puffs up like a balloon, then carefully take out a perfectly healthy part of your body. Yikes. This is what happens when you donate a kidney. Most of us have two, but we really only need one to live long and healthy lives. So, if a family member or friend had kidney disease and you discovered yours was a perfect match, would you donate one? And what about if that person was a stranger?Would that change your answer?Producer: Kyla SlavenExecutive Producer: Ian WalkerGuest: Michael Page, Centre for Effective Altruism, United KingdomBrains Trust: Oliver, Hugh, Lily, Polly, Georgie, and Paddy from Millthorpe Public School, NSW
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They cut a small hole in your abdomen, blow some carbon dioxide into your tummy so it puffs up like a balloon, then carefully take out a perfectly healthy part of your body. Yikes. This is what happens when you donate a kidney. Most of us have two, but we really only need one to live long and healthy lives. So, if a family member or friend had kidney disease and you discovered yours was a perfect match, would you donate one? And what about if that person was a stranger? Would that change your answer? Producer: Kyla Slaven Executive Producer: Ian Walker Guest: Michael Page, Centre for Effective Altruism, United Kingdom Brains Trust: Oliver, Hugh, Lily, Polly, Georgie, and Paddy from Millthorpe Public School, NSW
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