Allowing payments to organ donors would undoubtedly save lives. So what are the psychological – and political – impediments? Allowing payments to organ donors would undoubtedly save lives. So what are the psychological – and political – impediments? R ight now, about 7,000 people are awaiting a kidney transplant in the UK. According to NHS figures, in 2024/25 only 3,302 adult kidney transplants were performed. The charity Kidney Research UK states that “just 32% of patients receive a transplant