I know a father who gave a kidney to his son. If dad had given it to strangers or an “organ bank” at a young age, his son might have had to wait for a suitable donor, or never have received the needed kidney.
True (although a child usually has 2 parents). However, if kidney donation
was widely understood to be low-risk, it might be easier to find a match.
(Just to explain further, when I said that a kidney donor should avoid donating a kidney, I meant he shouldn’t do so AFTER he had already donated a kidney, because then he will have donated TWO kidneys, and that leaves only one kidney left.)
And definitely don’t donate your third and last kidney. : )