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Every day some dies after waiting years on a transplant list. The National Organ Transplant Act of 1984 says that in the United States, the sale of organs is illegal. Some believe this act may be preventing thousands of people from getting the organs that will save their lives. The truth is every day someone dies and their organs could be used to help others and everyday a life of one and the livelihood of another could be saved. The reasons for allowing the sale of organs is very simple to understand. It can help others financially, save money on medical expenses and most importantly, save lives. Critiques believe this would be a mistake causing spur of the moment decisions, and illegal obtain these organs for sale. With the use of regulation, these doubts can be laid to rest. Before the problem can be solved, the problem has to be identified.

There are a lot of people in this world that are going through organ failure. The National Kidney Foundation even found, “Every fourteen minutes someone is added to the kidney transplant list”. Statistically speaking, that is a great deal of people in need of a vital organ. The author Joanna MacKay talks about the need for organ donations in her article “Organ Sales Will Save Lives”. MacKay disputes her case briefly when stating her thesis in the first paragraph. She gives the audience her opinion on how the selling of organs should be built to become legal. Throughout the text she touches on the black market selling of kidneys. She also incorporates how other third world countries have allowed this practice of organ sales. The article includes her insight on what would happen if organ sales would be legalized and how it would be regulated.

Kishore also notes that the reason for permitting the sale of organs is not to better the health quality of the sellers or to reward them “a long term economic benefit”, as assumed. Comparable monetary or health benefits don’t occur in charitable contributions either, but they are acceptable. The decisions for allowing the sale of organs are set in the interest of saving the lives of incurably ill patients with the help of accessible medical expertise and

It was only a matter of time before a businessman in Virginia saw a way to profit from the success of transplantation. In 1983 H. Barry Jacobs announced the opening of a new exchange through which competent adults could buy and sell organs. His failing was in his decision to use needy immigrants as the source of the organs (Pence 36). As a result Congress, passed the National Organ Transplant Act (Public Law 98-507) in 1984, which prohibited the sale of human organs and violators would be subjected to fines and imprisonment (“Donation Details”).

The debate has raged on for some time now concerning the ethical issues surrounding the trade in human organs. In the US, the sale of human organs for any economical or other benefits is prohibited. However, this law has done little to stop the trade in human organs. There are a number of fundamental issues that the National Organ Transplant Act seems to have ignored. Banning of the trade in human organs has opened up channels that have enabled the black market for human organs to flourish. According to the World Health Organization,

In the article “Ethical Issues” the author Bannon and his colleagues present the grounded stands that have brought question on the radicalization of artificial organs through the forum that it has risen ethical issues around mental and identity problems, but also the cultural impediments of clash between tradition and modernization amongst the perspective of the patients. For instance, the black market has been fueled by “ mutual desperation, feeding on a paucity of money in one place and organs in another”(Wordsworth, “A Shortage of Legitimate Donors Is Fuelling the Black Market Organ” Trade). Moreover, given that the casualties of the black market the notion that morals shape the decisions of people has been brought up where it can invoke deep critical thoughts around the subject of the soul uprising implications of mental and personal identity feeling disconnected or disassociated from the rest of society which can ultimately transform the patient’s quality of life. In addition, the Frida Kahlo’s painting realizes much of this ethical issues demonstrating her identity and self-perception issue that revolved around her own ideals and the pressures that affect modernization or in her case industrialization in the U.S. unlike Mexico which opens the discussion for the impact of technology advancements

The main emotion I felt while reading Khans paper was that I was shocked by the process organ donors go through in their afterlives. It slightly made me angry at some moments as well. On the first page when Khan brings up different points the one that made me interested was “In the movies, for instance, surgeons tended to say it would take time to “find” a heart- as though one had been hidden behind a tree or misplaced along with the car keys (123.)” This was the point that brought out the anger emotion that came upon me. The reason I used this quote the was because she compared how surgeons took time to find these organs to having to find a pair of keys that were lost, which are two very different concepts. This essay was also very shocking considering how unaware I was of what a donor even meant. Eventually finding out that not every organ works in the new host it is planted in. Even though it is not the major concept it really helps convince the readers. When it is said “Sustaining a dead body until its organs can be harvested is a tricky process requiring the latest in medical technology (124.)” This really puts it into perspective for some readers from what is essentially going on. Also considering it is just upsetting about how a dead person has had their whole entire lives and is just lying on a table waiting to be dissected. This approach is added to Khan’s essay for the sympathy

Dying painfully in a hospital bed is not the way anyone wants to go. Unfortunately for many people, it is a reality. Thousands of people a year end up dying while waiting for an organ that could save their lives. While on the other side of the world, thousands of people die a year, but from infection when an organ is forcefully taken from them to sell on the black market. There are two sides of the organ donation list, and both can end in death. This paper will discuss the shortage of donated organs and the issues with the current donation system. It will also discuss the black market for transplant organs and possible solutions to viable organ shortage. The focus of this paper will be on transplant kidneys as they are the most desirable organ for buyers and sellers.

The origin of these organs concern people on both a medical and moral level. In a

Khan’s purpose in writing this essay is to inform her audience about the process of an organ transplant. Even though she does not describe every action that the doctors are preforming, she is displaying the general process of it all. Rhetorical appeal is shown in vigorous amounts throughout this essay. In all of paragraph eight, ethos is being displayed such as, “To let and organ reach a state where the only solution is to cut it out is not progress; it’s a failure of medicine,” says pathologist Neil Theise of the NYU. Neil Theise of NYU is a credible source which attracts the

The author is talking to the country as a whole, the ban on paying for organs has been pronounced. They point out even if you were allowed to sell orangs for a price you might have poor people just giving up an organ for money, yet you could to an exchange like a break on taxes or maybe a little college money. Then have a long waiting period just to make sure the person is physically and mentally sound. Then after the procedure have continued checkups. Some might say it’s not ethical is should be out of the goodness of your heart not your pocket. But what the alternative watching people die, or the number of rich people obtaining organs illegally, we can save it.

Our topic is on organ transplant. We will focus on the process and ethical dilemmas surrounding it. Our group chose this topic because we care and understand that this can happen to our love ones. We want to raise our concern about this worldwide issue, and where the black market for organs come into play. The stakeholders include the people (donors or receivers), doctors, government, businesses, and experts. We will be focusing on the culture and the ethical issues that related to organ transplant, conflict of interests, ethics in the design phases, debt/ financing, and regulation. Since our topic is quite detailed, we will start with what is the precise definition of “brain death” in a heart beating body that is kept

(Campbell & Davison, 2012), say that the unlawful business in human organs special kidneys has advanced quickly and unexpectedly. The reasons why selling kidneys has advanced quickly is that nowadays many countries have wars so there are many poor people who need money to live a good life. Also, after wars, there are many sick people that felt desperation because they lost their organs in the war and no one donated to them, so they needed to buy organs to stay alive. Other reason is because people have two kidneys so when they sell one kidney for important reasons, they won’t die. Most countries punish those people who sell their organs that are why in those countries there

The legalization of organ sales has been proposed as a solution to two distinct problems. The first is the problem of illegal organ trafficking and the second is the problem of inadequate supplies of organs available for transplants. Gregory (2011) outlined the case for legalizing organ sales by arguing that the current shortage of organs fuels a black market trade that benefits nobody except criminals. He further argues that such a move would add organs to the market, thereby saving the lives of those who would otherwise die without a transplant, while delivering fair value to the person donating the organ. There are a number of problems with the view that legalizing the organ trade is beneficial. Such a move would exacerbate negative health outcomes for the poor, strengthening inequality, but such a move would also violate any reasonable standard of ethics, by inherently placing a price on one's life and health. This paper will expand on these points and make the case that we should not allow people to pay for organs.

In the United States, there are over one hundred thousand people on the waiting list to receive a life-saving organ donation, yet only one out of four will ever receive that precious gift (Statistics & Facts, n.d.). The demand for organ donation has consistently exceeded supply, and the gap between the number of recipients on the waiting list and the number of donors has increased by 110% in the last ten years (O'Reilly, 2009). As a result, some propose radical new ideas to meet these demands, including the selling of human organs. Financial compensation for organs, which is illegal in the United States, is considered repugnant to many. The solution to this ethical dilemma isn’t found in a wallet; there are other alternatives available