The New York Times ran an article today about a Starbucks barista in Tacoma, Washington who is donating a kidney to a regular customer. The story is here: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/04/us/04barista.html?ex=1362373200&en=c0a732568c89729f&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink.
The thing that got my attention was not the article itself, but one of the reader comments. This reader thought it was irresponsible to print the story because the donor might feel pressured to give the kidney, even if she has second thoughts, because the story has been so publicized.
So what do you think about this story? Does it create unacceptable pressure on the donor to publicize the story in this manner? Would it have been different if the story was published after the donation took place?
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