> So how come you can't "donate" a kidney and be paid for your time on the operating table? Because one is explicitly illegal and the other is not. If you're

> So how come you can't "donate" a kidney and be paid for your time on the operating table? Because one is explicitly illegal and the other is not. If you're asking for a justification behind that difference, the answer is that the laws are simply not consistent. Donating eggs, for example, can be compensated, and that's a relatively invasive procedure.