Support for the End Kidney Deaths Act
The End Kidney Deaths Act has attracted support from kidney donors, transplant recipients, dialysis patients, physicians, nurses, researchers, economists, bioethicists, advocacy organizations, and members of Congress.
Supporting Organizations
45 organizations support the End Kidney Deaths Act, including kidney patient organizations, donor advocacy groups, and transplant-related nonprofits.
Supporting Individuals
Meet the kidney donors, recipients, healthcare professionals, researchers, and advocates who support the legislation.
Congressional Champions
Learn about the members of Congress who have sponsored, cosponsored, or publicly supported the End Kidney Deaths Act.
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Public Opinion and Expert Surveys
Americans, physicians, and economists have expressed substantial support for removing financial barriers to living kidney donation.
A 2026 national survey conducted by NORC at the University of Chicago found that 57% of Americans support providing a $50,000 tax credit to people who donate a kidney to a stranger, while only 12% oppose the proposal.
Support extends beyond the general public. Surveys of physicians have also found support for exploring financial incentives to increase living kidney donation.
In a May 2026 survey conducted by the University of Chicago's Kent A. Clark Center, 71% of responding economists agreed that a $50,000 tax credit for kidney donors would save thousands of lives and pay for itself, while just 2% disagreed.
The American Medical Association (AMA) supports well-designed studies of financial incentives for living and deceased organ donation, including incentives currently restricted by federal law. The AMA also supports legislation to remove legal barriers to conducting this research.
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Bioethicists
Read the perspectives of bioethicists who support carefully regulated approaches to reducing financial barriers to living kidney donation.