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Emmett Norris ENG-106 4/14/2021 Debbie Graves Proposal Argument first draft Illegal organ harvesting has always been an issue within the world. You always hear how it is sketchy or unsafe for anyone to attempt. It usually involves some dark alley and a man or woman with a rusty knife or saw and the victim wakes up in a tub of ice with a cool new scar. Unfortunately for many, this is not a fake reality or dream. Across the world, over 10% of harvested donor organs are thought to come from illegal methods either through force or false impressions (Juan Gonzalez, 2020) . The steady increase in cases of many willingly and unwillingly selling their organs has led to a national issue where intervention is needed but not possible due to the divide amongst the countries and their differing stances on the topic. The hope is that by providing some plausible solutions to help combat this pandemic or illegal organ trade that is sweeping across the various countries. It is proposed that legal organ trades should be allowed and be supported with supplemental safeguards to protect the lower class. It is proposed that implementing financial aid programs to lower those in financial poverty, creating structured laws to protect organ donors/ sellers in countries where it is legal, and implementing a legal market to minimize unethical or malpractice could help to lower the issue with illegal organ harvesting. To tackle the lower-class financial support issue, there are many things that can be done. Foreign aid is one of the biggest current leaders in financial support to those in need, however it has had mixed results. Depending on the economic status of the country, the support could either 1

improve the economy or ruin it depending on when the aid was received (Hamza, 2018) . Given how this can be due to fluctuating the economy of the country, this may not be a well-suited solution for a long-term goal. What could be implemented are various lower class financial support programs like those used in the United States. Many programs like Unemployment pay, SNAP or food stamps, EITC and CTC along with Medicaid help to support millions suffering from low-income families or households to try to promote work (ARLOC SHERMAN, 2013) . These programs where originally introduced during various economic depressions in the United States, but have stayed due to how they help to regulate the economy and are able to provide support to millions in need across the states. If other countries were to implement programs like the ones implemented in the United States, then it could drastically lower the amount of financial instability that many households face which leads them to consider selling an organ. This means that by providing government funded support, the countries could lower the amount of illegal organ sales. To tackle the issue of legalizing the market, the first issue to trying to enforce some form of legal ground rules. The biggest issue with the organ donor market today is that many organs harvested and brought in for surgery came from an illegal donor (Ritter, 2008) . The biggest issue faced with this is trying to figure out a way to implement the legalization of organ sales without leaving too many open spots for regulations to not catch. The biggest issue would be if the organs would be sold to a private market regulated by the government or would they be for sale on an open market? It is proposed that a private market where organs are put in a que to fill a waiting list would benefit the population the best. It is also suggested that all waiting lists should be cross referenced within their respective countries as to mitigate the unfair advantage that the rich currently have with being able to afford applying to multiple waiting lists, thus 2

giving an equal opportunity to all that have to go on the waiting list, (Marilynn Marchione, 2015) . One way to help fund this endeavor would be to tax the sales and trades of the organs similar to how the United States now tax marijuana. This could not only help to manage the organs coming in and out of the donor lists but could also possibly lower the total cost for the organs. When marijuana was legalized in the United States, it was theorized that the price of the substance would drop significantly as the government began to not only support it but to also regulate it. This has caused the price to drop from what used to be a couple hundred dollars for a gram to now being about $10 (Humphreys, 2017) . The effects that legalizing the substance has had not only affected the price and availability, but also affected the quality. If the same is to be assumed to happen to the organ trade as well, then it could be assumed that not only would donor organs be more affordable to those in need of lower financial standing, but the organs would be regulated and of better quality too. The last proposition is to ensure that donors are properly reimbursed of their donations or sales. Typically, most organ sellers/ donors are told that they do not need all their organs to survive or that their organ is only worth so much. Typically, an organ harvester will find a willing, or sometimes unwilling, donor and convince them of the benefits of selling an organ. Typically, the price negotiated is around $1,500 on average and will very from seller to buyer. This would sound like a decent chunk of change for the seller until you consider that the one that is harvesting the organ and paid $1,500 or the organ can turn around and flip the organ for almost a 1,000-10,000% markup and make a huge profit while paying barely anything for the organ (RESNICK, 2012) . The main issue here is that while the original owner of the organ was tricked into selling something valuable, they really had no support to tell them otherwise or to be properly compensated on the donation. If the act of organ harvesting and organ donation was 3

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