The simplest way to get more organ donors is to make the system opt out instead of opt in.<p>People use the default choice most of the time since they believe it is default for a reason and don't think about it.
They say Steve Jobs believes in karma, and there's been some questions about how fair it was for him to get on another state's organ waiting list and possibly jump the queue or whatnot. It's good that he's doing something to help everyone else who needs an organ transplant.
If someone wants my organs, they can pay for them (that is, pay my kids assuming I'm dead).<p>Why does everyone involved in the organ donation make money (surgeon taking out organ, surgeon transplanting organ, etc.) except the supplier of the raw materials (donor)?
To really get rid of the shortage of organs, allow people to freely buy and sell them.<p>Murder (and other initiations of force) is both immoral and illegal, so there's no conflict there - you need your organs to live, so these laws (and many others) already criminalize the theft of organs.<p>There's no valid reason that you or your estate shouldn't be allowed freely sell things you don't need anymore, including your liver.