Even Though 80,000 Individuals in the United States Wait for Kidney

question 110

Multiple Choice

Even though 80,000 individuals in the United States wait for kidney transplants and, for a price, there are many individuals who would be willing to supply a kidney (a healthy person can donate one kidney without any problems) , it remains illegal to buy and sell organs in the United States. A market for kidneys does not exist because of:

• A) political forces.
• B) social forces.
• C) economic forces.
• D) market forces.

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