peggy gave her kidney to leona and susan gave hers to lucas. >> it seemed like everything just fit. > get more chances to do stuff in life and actually live my life and i am thankful for that. >> i got to help not only one person, but two. it was, it was more than one blessing. >> now you guys are like a family. >> right. >> right. >> you're not blood-related but you're kidney-related. >> right, exactly, yeah, very much so. >> i asked him if he's taking care of my kidney. >> are you? >> yes. >> i love you, jerry. >> i love you, too. >> three kidneys, a new family bond. all thanks to a friend's facebook page, helping give the gift of life. >> how sweet is that. kyle is here with david fleming, the president and ceo of donate life america. a nonprofit organization whose mission it is to increase the organ donations around the country. great job by the way. >> terrific job. >> you hear stories like this probably every day. but the average person doesn't hear about this. it seems rather miraculous, the whole thing. >> absolutely. it's an incredible miraculous thing that happens every day

rhodes and leona b. carpenter foundation. and by the charles a. frueauff foundation. >> this week on "to the contrary" first, taking aim at human trafficking. then, members of congress live on a food stamp budget. behind the headlines: how the nursing shortage can affect your life. hello, i'm bonnie erbe. welcome to "to the contrary," a discussion of news and social trends from diverse perspectives. up first, human trafficking. it may be hard to believe, but slavery is still an issue in 21st century america. and there's new pressure to get that message out. human trafficking is estimated to be a $32 billion a year "industry" exploiting some 27 million women, children, and men at any given time for sexual slavery and forced labor---that according to an annual state department report released this week. government officials say foreign and domestic policies can help end this heinous practice. the state department also downgraded china and russia to the lowest ranking in this report due to their ineffective anti-trafficking efforts. that ranking coul

rhodes and leona b. carpenter foundation, and by the charles a. frueauff foundation. .blv >> this week on "to the contrary." >> first, texas state senator's wendy davis's rise to women's right stardom. >>> and then victory for same sex marriage with legal battles to come. >>> behind the headlines. flexism. what's that? we'll enlighten you. >> hello. i'm bonnie erbe. welcome to "to the contrary" a discussion of news and social trends from diverse perspectives. up first, wendy davis's fight continues. texas governor, rick perry, is calling the state legislature back into session for another go at anti-abortion legislation killed this week by a marathon filibuster. that filibuster shined a national spotlight on texas state senator, wendy davis. she stood for 11 hours in pink running shoes reading testimony from women and doctors who would have been impacted by the law. unable to lean on anything, take a break or a sip of water, she was buoyed on by hashtag, stand with wendy, celebrity tweets, and cheering supporters. the 50-year-old democrat has overcome other obstacles. s

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peggy gave her kidney to leona and susan gave hers to lucas. >> it seemed like everything just fit. >m if he's taking care of my kidney. >> are you? >> yes. >> i love you, jerry. >> i love you, too. >> three kidneys, a new family bond. all thanks to to a friend's facebook page, helping give the gift of life. >> how sweet is that. kyle is here with david fleming, the president and ceo of donate life america. hi, guys. great job by the way. >> terrific job. >> you hear stories like this probably every day. but the average person doesn't hear about this. it seems rather miraculous, the whole thing. >> absolutely. it's an incredible miraculous thing that happens every day and primarily through the generosity of donors. >> do you think social media just changed the game? is it upping the organ donations? >> particularly for living donations, social media, what an incredibly easy way for people to get the word out on a massive scale. it's sort of the new telephone, if you will. you can call a couple hundred people at the same time. >> it's heart-warming to know there are still people out th

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