People who choose to be live organ donors are a step closer to getting compensation for their generosity.
Parliament's passed the first reading of a Member's Bill that would see donors given financial assistance while off work recovering from their surgery.
The MP behind the Bill, National's Chris Bishop said donation rates from live donors need to be increased.
He said our donation rates are about half of those in Australia and a quarter of those of Spain.
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