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Seth Godin and others pledged money as an incentive for a donor, but revised the offer after learning that the original offer was likely illegal.

"He now promises the money to the first person who matches Gupta, regardless of whether that person goes through with the transplant: no quid pro quo."

In a separate case, there is an ongoing lawsuit attempting to overturn the ban on offering payment for marrow donation.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-10-11/web-bone-marrow-bou...




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