The black market essentially is where if you have enough money you can buy just about anything you want. People are buying organs for $10,000 and selling them to the rich for $160,000. This is happening part of Asia, the Middle East, and many other regions. The rich even travel to other places such as China, and Pakistan to undergo organ transplants on the black market. All in all, I think that the people should be able to sell their organs before they die.
Ethical Decisions Regarding Organ Transplants Brinda Loupe American Military University Modern medicine has made many achievements, perhaps one of the most remarkable achievements is the ability to prolong a life by replacing one or more of their major organs. Many people wait years for a transplant, some may not receive one at all, due to the number of organs available is lower that the need or demand for them. Along with the supply issues are many ethical issues arise with regard to procurement and distribution of the organs. Physicians should provide education to all patients during their care in regards to organ donation rather than waiting until the time when a family member is distraught to asked about the donation. Many families will reject the idea of organ donation in an effort to hold on to their loved one.
The cost of health care that he receives for the heart transplant after leaving a hospital is about $1 million. As the guy recovered, he still had to serve 25 years to life in prison. There is a debate about whether the felons deserve organ transplantation. Most people would find it troubling that a criminal would get a major organ transplant while hundreds of law-abiding citizens who desperately need the organ, such as heart, kidney, liver, lung, and etc., are made to wait. National Kidney Foundation stated, “Over 95,000 U.S. patients are currently waiting for an organ transplant; nearly 4,000 new patients are added to the waiting list each month.” On the other hand, there is valid argument regarding convicted felons should receive organ transplants .
My theory also is that eventually people will start bidding on artificial organs and the richer people will have say over a family that doesn't have a lot of money. If doctors wanted to replace original organs with artificial ones, it would take a lot of perfecting and obligating a clean bill of health for the patient. Who, if anyone, should be a prime candidate for these types of artificial/synthetic replacements? Do you feel that anyone should have access to them? Even a life-long smoker or alcoholic who knowingly subjected themselves to harmful substances?
The amounts paid to the donor vary in Iran but the average figures are US$5000-$6000 for kidney donation. Expectedly, this legal trade has not been complication free but it has eliminated the waiting list for kidneys in Iran. The controversy in organ trading stems around the ethical concerns, for fear that the poor and ignorant donors may be exploited by the rich recipients, and that those who can afford to pay will step out of their queue sooner to get a transplant. The opponents of organ trading frown upon the idea of even putting a price
To increase the supply of deceased donors is quite difficult; donors have to die under the right circumstances. Still if we harvested all of the eligible cadavers, the gap would still not get filled. However things like laws and cultural beliefs discourage healthy people from donating their organs. Paying more for any scarce commodity is one way to increase the surplus.
| The worlds poor should not be prohibited from selling their organs. Doing so results in the deaths of patient in need of transplant and continued poverty for people who are willing to give. Although opponents of a legal organ trade argue that buying organs from the poor is simply exploitation, exchanging organs for money is not much different than working for a paycheck. Ultimately, the decision to sell body parts should be left up to each individual. Legalizing the organ trade can not only save the lives of dying patients, it can also improve the standard of living of thousands of others.
Bill 401: Organ Donation Policy Reform (Presumed Consent) “More than 114,000 people in the United States, and millions more around the globe, are waiting for the heart, kidney, or liver transplant that will save their lives.”(14 Egendorf). Many people need organs, but can’t receive the organ they need because there are not enough to go around. In the past our government has tried to put laws in place to increase the number of organ donors. One amendment was outlined as, “1990—Public 101-274, Amendment to the Organ Transplant Amendments Act of 1988, April 23, 1990—Deferred a certification requirement with respect to organ procurement organizations”(Selected statutory and regulatory history). This amendment was made to give organ donors specific
That is right, I said free emergency care and then the care they are supposed to pay for, they do not, for the most part, have the means to pay their medical bills off. As bad as that is we have citizens, taxpayers, hard working blue collar Americans that are refused care. The healthcare assistance programs are so tapped out from the tab of illegal aliens’ care that paying for a 12 year olds heart transplant is impossible to do! I do not see how or why this goes uncorrected. In the 40 years prior to 2002 there were 900 cases of leprosy in the United States.
Each day quit a number of people waiting for organ transplant die because the demand for organs has largely exceeds the number of donors all over the world. According to the New York Times of April 16, 2009 and an online survey conducted 5,100 people by the advocacy group Donate Life America found that many people still harbor fears about organ donation and its process. Some of these fears are perpetuated by some dramatic television shows which make people misunderstand the procedures taken during organ donation process. Despite the awareness of the public of organ donation there is still shortage in organ donation. Apart from fear there are several factors that influence a persons’ decision to sign up for organ donation.