More died waiting for an organ than in WWI and II , Korea , Vietnam , Afghanistan and Iraq . Comment: Organ Transplant Act bans most payment to living organ donors . Giving an organ costs $ 5,000 average , up to $ 20,000 : Most Americans ca n't afford it . Fry-Revere : We need to pay costs of someone donating organs to people most in need .
More died waiting for an organ than in WWI and II , Korea , Vietnam , Afghanistan and Iraq . Sigrid Fry-Revere : Organ Transplant Act bans most payment to living organ donors . Giving an organ costs $ 5,000 average , up to $ 20,000 : Most Americans ca n't afford it . Fry-Revere : We need to pay costs of someone donating organs to people most in need .