The Issue Of Human Rights

If the selling of organs becomes legal. Who is to say that the donor will not be tempted to sell the organs just because they are in need of money, and lack the understanding of the risks that are involved, such as kidney failure and various renal disorders that could occur? One could easily make a life changing decision under, stressful conditions, especially if that person has high debt or if that person feels that, that is their last hope. Many choices can affect their decision; however each person truly needs to understand the “why” and the effects of donor donation and not just become swayed because of the deposit of monetary funds. A physician who donated his organs at the age of eighteen went on to regret it after doing research and he

An organ market will lead to exploitation and unfair advantages for the rich and powerful. It will creates injustice between the rich and the poor as the rich will get organs because of their money but to those who is less fortunate people will not be able to have access to these resources. Vulnerable people such as kids, less educated people, or people from third world countries will get exploited and harvested their organs for richer people. When organs are freely tradable, many extremely poor people, especially those who are struggling to survive, will be forced to sell parts of their bodies. Poverty and corruption are underlying themes behind seller giving up their organs as most donors see it as the only option to make money. For most

Most people and including this writer, probably have never given a lot of thought about organ donation, aside from checking ‘yes’ box for DMV. A far amount of people believe that once a person is dead, that using what is left of the body so another can benefit from the donation or, perhaps, even save another human being’s life. However, what about selling a kidney not donating one? The essay “Organ Sales Will Save Lives” written by Joanna McKay, delves a lot deeper into the hot topic of human organ sales and the need to change the laws. She makes a compelling argument for the legality of organ sales as well as an ethical one.

It is an indisputable fact that under the National Organ Transplant Act of 1984, there is a larger demand for organs than there is available supply. As a result, people in need of kidney or liver transplants die every year while waiting. Under the current system, the only way to receive an organ transplant is either by having a family member selflessly volunteer to donate theirs, or by being put on a waiting list to receive an organ from the recently deceased. To combat this lack of supply, some in need of transplants desperately turn to the black market, paying enormous sums of money for organs that were more than likely taken illegally. Others die waiting for a transplant that was never realistically going to happen in time. In essence, the gap between supply and demand for organs is causing both a loss in quantity and quality of lives. However, changing policy to allow payments to organ donors would drastically reduce this gap, therefore decreasing wait time for organs and saving lives. The crucial step that must be taken to save these lives is to repeal the National Organ Transplant Act of 1984 which prohibits the sale of organs.

Organ transplantation is a term that most people are familiar with. When a person develops the need for a new organ either due to an accident or disease, they receive a transplant, right? No, that 's not always right. When a person needs a new organ, they usually face a long term struggle that they may never see the end of, at least while they are alive. The demand for transplant organs is a challenging problem that many people are working to solve. Countries all over the world face the organ shortage epidemic, and they all have different laws regarding what can be done to solve it. However, no country has been able to create a successful plan without causing moral and ethical dilemmas.

Selling one’s organs for money is not something that is typically talked about, and when it is everyone has an opinion. Organ selling is often viewed as a controversial subject like abortion and politics. Joanna MacKay’s article is superb. She effectively argues that organ sales should be legalized and that it is immoral to deny someone the opportunity to save a life. Organ sales would support the buyer and seller in numerous ways.

One reason the sale of human organs should remain illegal is this has become a big global problem. According to the World Health Organization “[…] one fifth of the 70,000 kidneys transplanted worldwide[…] come from the black market”. (Interlandi) The numbers from the World Health Organization are facts that should not be ignored, this organization specializes in the concern of international health and global health responses. In addition, The World Health Organization has also come to conclusion that “[…] 60 to 70 percent of all transplant surgeries […]” (interlandi) come from third world countries and go to first world countries. A high percentage of third to first world country transplants show that this is a global issue. There is a direct correlation between illegal organ sales/ transplants and first and third world countries. The sale of human organs should remain illegal because this is a huge global problem.

By discussing advantage and disadvantage on the organ sale positions in the organ market, I will contend that organ sale is ethical; the arguments of decreased loss of life and the right to your own body do overwhelm issues of justice presented by free organ sale.

“73,000 people sit on waiting lists for a kidney- 18 of them will die tomorrow and 6,000 more patients join the list every year” (Monti, 2013, p. 1). To get needed organs, many people have proposed the idea of selling organs to persuade the general public to give organs instead of donating and make the availability greater. Currently in America, the only way to obtain an organ is to have it donated by someone who is a match, which greatly revolves around family members and friends. If a family member is not a match, then the patient gets put on a waiting list that may take months to fulfill. This has turned wealthier patients to buying illegal organs off the black market. Furthermore, it creates an unfair advantage for the wealthier patients

Organ failure within today’s world typically means one of two things: a person is put on a waiting list in hopes for an organ match through a donation or they find a match for an organ through a family member or a friend. Within recent years, some have proposed other solutions to this issue, one being the selling of organs for monetary gain or through incentives. This has led some, such as Matthew Allan and Peter Reese to make claims that “current trends regarding the use of financial incentives in medicine suggest that the time is ripe for new consideration of payments for living kidney donation” (Mackellar 54). But what these two fail to see is what harm this suggestion would bring a natural law’s standpoint through a human’s right to flourish.

In the world of medicine, there is no question that organ transplants are capable of saving countless lives. However, a problem exists because there are not enough organs available to meet the existing need. The buying of human organs is illegal around the world, and this has resulted in the creation of the black market. There is currently a debate on whether the business of organ transplants on the open market should be legal. Transplants should be illegal because only the wealthy can afford to buy organs ;they should be donated and available to everyone and, too many kids are being kidnapped to harvest their organs, which all together creates a dangerous industry.

There is a great controversy worldwide concerning the sale of humans organs. Some people believe that humans organs should only be donated but others believe humans organs should be sold. The way that people address this issue is deeply rooted in their beliefs. It is easy for people to be against the sale of humans organs who do not have someone in their family begging for an organs transplants. For example: Imagine someone close to you, or even a member of your family needs a kidney transplant. If, they get it in time, they will live a prosperous healthy life. Without this kidney transplant, this person could not have enough time, and would have a few weeks, or months of life. Everybody knows that being in the waiting list takes too long to find a kidney donor. Frequently, people have died for not absolving, or being able to get a transplant in the hospital. I personally, believe that it should be legal to sell humans organs because of all the lives it could potentially save. More people would consider giving the organs of the loves ones after they died if they were paid for doing so. This would decrease the number of people on a waiting lists for organs would help the families of the donors financially. Donation of humans organs would increase if people were be paid for those donations.

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

Patients on a waiting list for organ transplant live under tremendous emotional stress, physical limitations, continuous medical care, and in some cases, under daily medical attention. Family members and close friend are also affected by watching their love one day-after-day live with limitations and medical needs that a simple pill can’t fix. Furthermore, the financial medical hardship creates even more unwanted stress. So it’s easy to see why family members would be advocates for legalizing the sale of an organ. I too can see why those family members would feel and agree to ideal of buying an organ from an individual who is willing to sell. However, I also understand the government’s ethical and moral