Giving of yourself.

• Position: Stateline - Brief Article

The Wisconsin Legislature has passed a bill, and the governor has signed it, establishing a state income tax deduction of up to $10,000 to cover expenses for residents, while living, who donate their organs. The law will allow donors to deduct the costs of donating all or part of a liver, pancreas, kidney, intestine, lung or bone marrow. Expenses could include travel, lodging and lost wages. Critics question whether the deductions equate to the purchase of sale of human organs, banned by federal law. But Representative...