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1、澳政府现金补偿器官捐献者澳大利亚将对器官捐赠者进行现金补偿，以缩短需要器官移植患者的等候时间，同时为捐赠者在术后恢复期提供必要的经济支持。 OrgandonorsinAustraliawillbepaidcashgrantsofabout£2,500todonatebodypartssuchastheirkidneyorliver. Thepaymentsareintendedtotakepressureoffwaitinglistsandcompensatedonorsforhavingtotaketimeoff（休息，休假）work.Thepayment
2、swillbebasedonthenationalminimumwagebutwillonlybepaidtodonorswhoareemployed. Thehealthminister,TanyaPlibersek,saidthepaymentwasnotintendedtoallowdonorstomakeaprofitbutwouldhelpthemtorecoverthecostoftakingsixweeksoffworktorecover.MostdonationsinAustraliainvolvekidneysandareprovidedb
3、yfamilymembers. "Youwon'tbefinanciallybetteroff,wejustwanttoreducethefinancialburdenoftakingtimeoff,"MrsPliberseksaid. "Weknowthatthereareanumberofpeoplewhojustcannotaffordtotakesixweeksoffwork.Thisreducesthefinancialburdenonsomeonewhoismakingthegreatestgiftthattheycantoafamilymemb
4、er,oreventoastranger." Iranhaslongpaidorgandonors,whileSingaporehasalsomovedtoallowpayments. Therewereabout1080peopleonthekidneytransplantwaitinglistinAustralialastyear,butonly237livekidneydonors.About288Australiansdonateanorganeachyear. However,thegovernmenthasruledoutallowingindi
5、vidualstobuyorgansfromwould-bedonors. "Idonotthinkitisrighttopayfororgandonations,"MrsPliberseksaid. "IthinkthatiscrossingamoralandethicalbridgethatIwouldnotbeabletocross." Thegovernmentisplanningtospendabout£890,000ondonorpaymentsoverthenexttwoyears.Eachdonorwillbepaidaweeklypayme
6、ntof£414forsixweeks. Theadditionalkidneytransplantsareexpectedtocutpublichealthcostsbyavoidingtheneedtoprovidedialysis（透析）. 2Thesavingislikelytobeabout£50,000ayearforeachpatientwhoreceivesakidneytransplantratherthandialysis. TheheadofKidneyHealthAustralia,AnneWilson,welcomedthedono
7、rpayments,sayingdeceasedorgandonationswouldnotbeabletomeetthecountry'stransplantationdemand. "Providingtheabilitytotaketimeoffworkwhilststillhavingsomeformofincomeforeverydayexpensessuchasbills,mortgage,groceriesetcmeansthereisonethinglesstoworryaboutforthisgroupofpeople,whoaregivi
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