Organ Trafficking Failure

Many of those who choose to sell their organ is either forced or manipulated by wealth. It is more likely for a poorer citizen from a developing country to be willing to supply n organ for a member of the upper class or for someone who can afford it, either through directly or through a broker. Brokers will do what every it takes to get what is being demanded. Some of the donors involved in organ trafficking are victims of body snatching or involuntary organ donations. Brokers will have the individual drugged and their organ removed without their consent to the procedure, they are also known for kidnaping poor and take whatever organ they desire and leave them there for dead. “Although estimates of trafficked persons are in their millions relatively few are identified” (Steinfall, T.M and Weitzer, R., 2011). Today brokers work with hospital staffs to locate poverty-stricken individuals to sell their organs for money. Some doctors often target children of poor countries in sell their organ in the black-market. In spite of its awareness, trafficking is still increasing. Trafficking a human organ is a growing profitable enterprise much like the unauthorized markets for weapons, humans, and drugs. Without the enforcement of laws against organ trafficking it is easier for an organ trafficker to buy and sell human organ increasing criminal

The first theory is that this whole situation was a setup that the hotel employees planned to sell her organs. After her funeral, people noticed that Jenkins’s organs were missing. It is rumored that the Crown Plaza Hotel in Chicago is actually a place where they do organ trafficking. This happens around the world where people get kidnapped or killed to get their organs removed for other people that need it. On Instagram there was a post that went viral and it said, “There’s rumors going around saying the hotel was known for organ trafficking, a post on one of the boy’s instagrams said (“We didn’t mean to kill her she had a heart attack while we were raping her”) so it could be possible that the hotel staff froze her to save, harvest and then sell her

Thousands of people in the United States are dying each year because of a failed kidney, and have no chance to receive one. In “Organ Sales Will Save Lives” by MIT student, Joanna MacKay argues against banning the sale of organs, but instead recommends legalizing and regulating the trade of human organs in order to try and save people’s lives. MacKay reports that in America alone, approximately 350,000 people struggle each year with kidney failure. Since there is no cure, and buying kidneys is currently illegal, this leads the person to search for other options that usually result in purchasing organs on the black market. MacKay states that a black market purchase allows the recipient to buy a fresh, healthy organ from a living donor without the agonizing process of waiting on a list (157-158). MacKay believes that both the recipient and donor would benefit in the legalization and regulation process and if this comes to pass, more organs would be made available for transplant and many people would get the chance to live another day.

There are 112 thousand people on the organ transplant list and 22 people die every day because they cannot find a match ("Organ Donation Statistics", 2017). In 1984, under the National Organ Transplant Act, America outlawed the buying and selling of organs. If caught selling organs illegally, those involved shall be fined not more than $50,000 or imprisoned not more than five years, or both (Prohibition of Organ Purchases, 2011). With organizations like Planned Parenthood selling the body parts of aborted fetuses, the compensation of organs has been compared to prostitution. (Gebelhoff, 2015). If organ donors begin being compensated for their gifts of life, the Black Market organ trafficking will increase due to supply and demand of organs which in return creates a higher victim rate related to the black market. Offering money for organs can be viewed as an attempt to coerce economically disadvantaged Americans to participate in organ donation even though these groups of people have been shown to be less likely to be candidates, monetary incentives for organs could be characterized as exploitation (National Kidney Foundation, 2003). The Compensation of organ donation is unethical due to the acts by organizations such as Planned Parenthood, black market increases along with acts of cruelty towards unexpecting victims, and the increase in costs to perform the transplants.

“Organs” Satel insists, “are the rare trafficked good that saves lives.” ‘Yuan a Kidney?’ and ‘Financial Incentives for Organ Donation’ discuss opposing views of organ donation and trafficking. The National Kidney Foundation finds financial incentives for organ donation to be a form of exploitation, demeaning to society and all around unethical. Satel, however, holds a different perspective in the sense that if a citizen is informed and consenting to donating an organ to save another life for a monetary gain it could improve not only their welfare but the patient’s welfare as well. “Financial Incentives..” focuses strictly on a logical appeal; while “Yuan a Kidney?” is much more emotional while being logical. Satel provides the attention to donors as well as patients. NFK is speaking from a standpoint of legalities and ethics with no regards to donors as people willing to save a life, and little to patients in need of transplants.

In “Organ Sales Save Lives”, the author argues for the legalization and regulation of selling human organs, specifically kidneys, to those who need them. Her reasoning is that the laws forbidding this practice have enabled a black market that is harmful to both buyer and seller of organs. MacKay states that with no legally enforceable contracts and dubious procedural standards both parties in these transactions expose themselves to unnecessary risk. She claims that buyers can wait up to 10 years before receiving a kidney, with many dying before then, and sellers often do not receive fair compensation. MacKay believes that we do not have the moral right to try to stop those who live in abject poverty from selling a part of their own body to

Organ trafficking is an illegal act that occurs globally. Traffickers are taking organs out of people using unhealthy medical procedures that cause serious health problems in many people in countries all over the world. Money is a strict motivation that keeps this black market running and increasing due to the disproportionate ratio of organs needed to survive, and organs available to transplant. There are many arguments revolving around the issue of organ donation in terms of ethics, limiting the ways people can donate. There is a very long process one would have to go through if considering donation, including a psychological examination in addition to the first part of the process to determine if the organ from the donor is a match for the recipient. Selling organs for profit is considered unethical as society views organ transplantation as an act that should be an altruistic donation, meaning that donations should be done without profit. Although there are laws restricting the act of organ trafficking, it is a growing industry because people do not understand the gravity of the damage being caused to targeted individuals and the community. In order to make a global change to put an end organ trafficking, people unaware of the activity should be educated of the act and the negative consequences it can have on multiple levels of the community. Organ trafficking can hurt an individual physically, mentally and financially

(Kelly, 2013, p.1323) According to Kelly (2013) “the shortage drives desperate patients underground when established wait lists fail to meet their needs” (p.1322). These dangers have not only affected those giving or receiving organs, but have affected innocent adults and children. August 27, 2013 the DailyMail.com published a story about a six year old Chinese boy. The boy was taken from his yard and was taken to unsanitary conditions to be robbed of his eyes so the organ traffickers could sell the cornea of his eye. The problem with the sale of organs being illegal does not just stop at being dangerous; but does not allow the person to exercise their right of being free to do as they wish with their body. There are several dangerous and concerning problems that have been caused by illegal organ sales. The dangerous problems caused by organ sales being illegal may be reversed by legalizing organ sales with strict laws protecting donors and

The National Organ Transplant Act (Public Law 98-507) makes it illegal to sell human organs and tissues in the United States (U.S Department of Health and Human Services, 2017). Violators are subject to fines and imprisonment. Congress made this law to ensure wealthy individuals do not have an unfair advantage for receiving an organ donation. Some illegal organ trafficking does occur; the World Health Organization estimates about one-fifth of all kidney donation may not be legally donated (Troug, 2005). Paying for an organ is an unjust moral pressure for the donor. In contrast to the law, some argue in favor of allowing organs to be sold for monetary incentive to increase the supply of organs to meet the high demand. This is an example of utilitarianism ethics, as the ends of giving lives from donating organs justify the means of paying for the organ. Furthermore, organs are being sold in other places of the world. For example, in India, individuals sell their kidneys for $700, and in Bombay, there have been kidnapping cases where people are killed for they organs (Troug, 2005).

By offering money, more individuals would readily give up their organs. This would lead to a surplus of organs for transplants. However, an increase in the price of organs would limit those who could afford surgeries. Although selling organs benefits the donor, the patients suffer from money concerns in addition to their original medical issues. One item frequently reveals the corruption of society: money. The process of organ transplants should hold the ultimate aim of saving lives, not the selfish bribe of gaining wealth. Other methods, such as providing life or health insurance, would be less materialistic options for encouraging organ donation. Currently, organ donation only offers the donor a personal feeling of well-being. Jennifer Bard discusses the corruption after researching about organ transplants at the Texas Tech University School of Law. Bard analyzes,“... it has so far been prohibited to offer any financial incentive for registering as a donor or to families of individuals who choose to allow donation after death… no solution to the reluctance of Americans to donate can work until this reluctance is taken seriously and the families who choose not to donate organs are listened to with respect” (121-122). Patients face drastic amounts of debt from medical bills. Rather than exchanging money for organs, help should be offered to ailing patients. Authors from the

Bringing up the subject of organ trading to most Americans conjures up images of dark alleys, money exchanges, or private auctions. These preconceptions about how organ trading is done in the United States largely spring from books or movies. However, it turns out that the reality of a black market for organs in the United States is different. Rather than being in an alley, these transactions are done in hospitals. According to CNN, the black market is already underway with individuals that are posting ads on craigslist to sell their organs, especially kidneys, for a high fee. After research, it was found that there are surgeons that will perform the surgery for an additional fee. There has not been any arrest of the individuals involved with

Organ trafficking deals with the illegal act of exchanging human organs or tissues at an agreed price. This practice involves mafia networks that collect organs from dead or living persons. A majority of people involved in this illicit business are poverty stricken and so, they see it as a promise of a brighter future. While the World Health Organization (WHO) has defined strict rules, imposed ethical standards along with the absence of any monetary compensation, the trade of organs in the black market has continued to develope ridiculously.

The fact is that a lot of people are really want to sell their body parts for certain purposes while for those people who wouldn’t want or intend to give up their own organs, some lawbreakers may plot to steal or rob their organs for illegal trade and this will lead to crimes; according to ‘Medical Daily’ （https://www.medicaldaily.com/organ-trafficking-international-crime-infrequently-punished-247493t)he organs which are most commonly traded are our livers and kidneys. For greedy reasons, criminals would use different ways to get the organs they want. For example, traffickers force or trick victims into giving up their kidneys or liver, also they might also target weak people such as migrant workers, homeless people or even children. The criminals are selling them to the patients in need that’s true, but by sacrificing another’s life to ‘help’ the patient in need is also kind of ironic. Adding on to my point, because they usually have a contract saying what they need and how much they want but things don’t always go that way; for example, if they need liver and the contract says half of the liver but because the donor is unconscious, they don’t know what is going on so the surgeon can take away 2/3 of the liver and the donor wouldn’t even know. And part of the contract might be fake, which is unfair to the donor; and may cause unhealthy problems in the

One article looks at organ harvesting on the black market. Currently organ harvesting is on the rise with common needs of corneas, kidneys, liver, lung, intestines, and bone marrows. Currently, a transplanted organ could go for $70 to $160,000 and is very lucrative in the U.S. Many of the organs that are harvested are from willing participants but there are those who are victims of their organs being harvested. Those who do volunteer are vulnerable populations such as the poor in need of money. With organ harvesting being so lucrative, it can result in some individuals being

Illegal organ trafficking has become a large problem all over the world. The traffickers are commonly attacking the poor and promising them money but it never ends up being the correct amount. Commonly doctors and pharmaceutical companies overlook the illegal trade of the organs because they receiving money from the transplants. Organ trafficking takes place in three broad categories. The first one is organ traffickers will force or trick the individual into giving up an organ. Secondly the victim formally or informally agrees to sell the kidney and never receives the money for it or is promised a certain amount and receives a lot less. Lastly people are treated for a illness in which they do not know if their organs are being or not being removed (Trafficking for Organ Trade, 2014).