*2.8.1. Organizing and ethic alternatives to increase the rate of living donation*

The motives of living donors and the motives of families of deceased donors, are complex and not necessarily always pure altruistic [25]. Spouses and siblings, who act as a living donor, experience a personal reward seeing that the recipient well being is restored. Because the organ donation is a voluntary and valuable act it should be considered as a charitable gift. Society could explicitly thank the organ donors for their gift, as it is done with other charitable contributions, without jeopardizing its altruistic basis. New legislations should embrace ethically acceptable ways to encourage such charitable donation of organs.
