9. this house would legalize the sale of human organs

5/24/2018 9. This House Would Legalize the Sale of Human Organs

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THIS HOUSE WOULD LEGALIZE THE SALE OF HUMAN

ORGANS

1. BACKGROUND

As our knowledge of surgical and diagnostic techniques has increased with tie! so has the

success rate of organ trans"lants. #owe$er! the nu%er of "atients who require organ trans"lants

e&ceeds the nu%er of organs a$aila%le! "articularl' if the "atient has a rare %lood t'"e(1) or

%elongs to an ethnic inorit' where organ donations are e$en lower than noral(*). +or e&a"le!

although %lack "eo"le are three ties ore likel' than the general "o"ulation to de$elo" kidne'

failure! and the Asian counit' has a "articularl' high deand for organs! organ donation

within these grou"s is relati$el' low. ,t is i"ortant for the donor and reci"ient to ha$e the sae

%lood t'"e and siilar genetic ake-u" in order to iniie the change of the recei$er/s %od'

re0ecting the organ.

An a$erage of 1 "eo"le die a da' on the waiting list for trans"lants. 2oething ust %e done.

3he current s'ste is not working4 too an' "eo"le are d'ing. 3he onl' wa' to close that ga" is

to oti$ate li$ing donors 5who a' %e in a financial situation6 to donate and sa$e a life while

doing it.

,f soeone wanted to sell "art of their %od' then the' should ha$e the choice. Also it would %e

safer and %etter for the seller and the client if it were done legall'. ,t would hel" an' "eo"le li$e

ha""' and full li$es. And if there was a certain aount of one' needed to %e gi$en to the seller

and co"ensation! then what would the "ro%le %e. ,t sees that the wait tie for a kidne' is

'ears. And wouldn7t 'ou want these "eo"le to %e a%le to %e healthil' and ha""' than li$e 'ears

attached to dial'sis.8

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2ale of huan organs eans selling one of our organs to others.

:e would legalie the sale of huan organs in 9ngland! 3he organ donor can "eo"le who

ha$e died and those still ali$e. ,f the donor is a "erson who is still ali$e! it will not gi$e an'

harful side effects to the donor

;. ARGU


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!>>> "eo"le in the UK currentl' need a trans"lant! and 1!>>> "eo"le die e$er'

'ear while on the waiting list(?). ,n the U2! o$er 1>>!>>> "eo"le are still on the waiting list(@).

Although these figures are astonishing in thesel$es! the genuine figure is "ro%a%l' higher!

inflated %' the deaths of "atients who are ne$er waitlisted for a trans"lant. 2oe "atients are

ne$er "laced on the waiting list %ecause the' ha$e certain ha%its such as soking() and the

"recious few organs a$aila%le are "rioritised for "atients who fit reci"ient categories.

3he sale of huan organs offers a "ossi%le solution to this cri""ling shortage of organs.

3here is alread' an esta%lished %lack arket trade in organs()(). 9ntre"reneurs offer British and

:estern "atients the o""ortunit' to recei$e "ri$atel' financed trans"lants in countries such as

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eading surgeons are calling for the Go$ernent to consider the erits of a legalised arket

in organs for trans"lant. A "u%lic discussion on allowing "eo"le to sell their organs would! the

doctors sa'! allow a %etter-infored decision on a atter of such oral and edical significance.

At stake are the li$es of thousands of "eo"le who a' die %efore a suita%le donor can %e

found. 9ight thousand "eo"le are on the trans"lant waiting list! ore than ?>> of who die each

'ear %efore the' o%tain an organ! and the nu%ers are rising %' "er cent a 'ear.

, think , should %e allowed to donate ' organs. ,f the' want an organ and , want the one'! ,

see no har in it. ,t7s ' %od' and , should %e a%le to decide what to do with the "arts. ,t7s not

illegal to kill 'ourself so wh' should it %e illegal to gi$e a organ to soe%od' who needs itH Ilus!

let7s face it! we A know that killing 'ourself is a lot ore daaging to 'our health than gi$ing

an organ.

3he' are ' organs and no one can tell e what to do with the. , would sell ' organs for

one' definitel'.

3here are loads of "eo"le out there suffering or e$en d'ing %ecause the' need an organ. 3here

would %e no "ro%le gi$ing 'our O:N organ to soeone else not onl' does it hel" other "eo"le

%ut it akes 'ourself feel good and "roud. ,t is "eo"les choices what the' do.

,t is ' %od'! therefore it should %e ' choice to do whate$er , want with it. ,f , want to gi$e a

kidne' to a d'ing si%ling! then , should %e a%le to. ,f , want to sell ' heart to get a fail'

e%er or friend out of de%t! that7s ' choice.

,f , a stra""ed for cash and , decide to sell a "riceless fail' heirloo! that would %e no

different than selling ' own kidne'. Both are $er' $alua%le and dear to e %ut


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who are gi$ing u" a "art of the to hel" others. Are ales not allowed to sell their s"er awa'

for one'H And are feales not allowed to gi$e u" their %od' as a surrogate for a "rofitH 2o wh'

is the C#O,C9 to sell our own organs illegalH Kee"ing this illegal is not onl' taking awa' one of

our god gi$en rights %ut it is also taking awa' an' $ital organs that could %e hel"ing 'our child!

or 'our "arents! or e$en 'our hus%and or wife. 3ake a oent and think a%out it! are we not

allowed to fill our %odies with "iercings or tattoos if we chose to! and are we not allowed to

terinate a "regnanc' if we chose! also are we not a%le to "u" are %od' with loads of harful

foods and fill our fill our lungs with clouds of soke! we are the controllers of our own %odies we

ake the choice of what ha""ens to it inside and out! if we let the go$ernent take awa' this

right we are 0ust going %ack E> 'ears to roe $s. :ade! where e$en than freedo of choice

triu"hed all. Not is this a natural right we were gi$en! %ut this would also shut down the %lack

arket! reduce crie! a and ost of all it sa$es li$es. , don7t know a%out all of 'ou %ut as "erson i

know ' rights and i will not stand to see the taken awa'. 3here was a reason these rights were

gi$en to us! don7t let the start taking the awa' one %' one.

To re%u&e bl&' (r'et "! org!s

Irofessor Nade' #aki! a #arle' 2treet surgeon! and one of the world7s leading trans"lant

surgeons! %elie$es that a "ro"erl' regulated arket should %e "eritted so that the %lack arket

in organs is! if not destro'ed! at least draaticall' reduced.

#e sees the effects of the %lack arket in "atients so des"erate to ha$e a trans"lant o"eration

that the' tra$el a%road for an organ.

3his Ltrans"lant tourisL! he said! often results in %otched o"erations requiring further

surger' when the "atient returns to Britain. ,t would ake %etter sense for organ sales to %e

allowed in the UK under a strictl' regulated regie! he said! adding Let7s ha$e a s'ste that

doesn7t allow organs with #,= or whate$er.L

Irofessor ohn #arris! an ethicist at the Uni$ersit' of


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within a strictl' defined counit'! "ro%a%l' the UK %ut "ossi%l' e&tended to the 9U! so e$er'

organ could %e accounted for. No i"orts would %e allowed. 3he N#2 would %e the sole su""lier

and would distri%ute organs as it does other treatents a%ilit' to "a' would not %e a factor.

Consent would %e required for e$er' donation and would ha$e to %e rigorousl' carried out to

ensure no donor was su%0ected to untoward "ressure.

egalisation of the sale of organs will eliinate the corru"tion that has led to re"orted e&ecutions

and thefts/ of organs. A successful trans"lant o"eration is de"endent u"on knowledge of certain

characteristics of the donor. 3herefore the origin of the organ ust %e known. 3he %lack arket

cannot %e regulated! %ut its "ur"ose would %e defeated once the sale of organs %ecae lawful.

,f "eo"le could easil' access organs for decent rates 5,7 sure the go$ernent would regulate

the6! there would %e no need to engage in criinal acti$it' which takes ad$antage of the "oor.

3his wa' e$er'one wins. 3he "oor aren7t cheated %' greed' organ %rokers and soeone gets to

li$e a %it longer.

)ro#"%e E&o!o("& *e!ef"ts

Recent edical ad$ances! he said! now ake it reasona%le to allow a kidne' arket and

"erha"s the sale of li$er donations!

L,f soeone wants to alle$iate a financial "ro%le wh' shouldn7t he do thatH ,t7s his choice!L

he said.

Irofessor Bell suggested a fee of P?>!>>> to P1>>!>>> for each kidne'! the equi$alent of one

or two 'ears on dial'sis! and added LKidne' donation has now %ecoe so safe it7s soething 'ou

could ethicall' 0ustif' and it would sto" all this illegal trafficking.L


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soe reuneration.

3here is alread' a %lack arket for illegall' har$ested organs. >> needing a trans"lant. 2o the chances that one of

those 1?!>>> L"oorL "eo"le will get a kidne' goes fro ;@Q to @>Q.

Sfe people+s l"fe

:e alread' acce"t the ethic of "ri$ate healthcare. ,t is not unreasona%le that the seriousl' ill %e

entitled to s"end their own one' on sa$ing their own li$es. ,t is "refera%le that soe indi$iduals

recei$e organs! and sur$i$e! than none at all. 3here is a s"urious equalit' in e$er'%od' d'ing.3he

wealth' will not %e the sole %eneficiaries of a "olic' of organ "urchase. +or each successful

kidne' trans"lant o"eration! $alua%le hours on a dial'sis achine will %e left $acant. 3he e&"ense

of "alliati$e care for an indi$idual requiring a trans"lant o"eration will %e eliinated.

, ha$e a right to ' own %od' , should %e a%le to do with it as , "leaseM 3here are en woen

and children in this countr' who are d'ing %ecause the'7re in need of a donor! let us hel" the

%efore its too late! we care so should 'ouM

The org!s !ee% to be teste% for %"sese before they,re use%- so people re sure they,re !ot

buy"!g %"sese plus the org!- $hy !ot.

3here are an' "eo"le who aren7t diseased drug a%users who are willing to sell their organs.


the' want with their own %od'.

If you &! help s#e l"fe !% re $"ll"!g to $hy shoul% "t be "llegl.

, think it should %e legal to sell organs. ,f a huan wants to donate their organs and hel" sa$e

another "erson7s life wh' should that %e illegalH ,t is co"letel' $oluntar' so it7s not as if the

go$ernent would force 'ou to donate organs. , 0ust don7t understand wh' it would %e illegal to

hel" sa$e li$es.

,f , can ha$e the o""ortunit' to gi$e an organ and , knew that it would sa$e soeone7s life then ,

would %e ore than willing to gi$e it u".

+or e&a"le! if there was an elderl' woan that would die toorrow %ecause there7s no atch on

the donor list her life would coe to an end and ines would kee" going! %ut if , decide to gi$e

u" one of ' kidne's toda' , could sa$e that woan7s life and gi$e her a second chance so she

can li$e to see her grandchildren grow u" and ake the ost of the tie she has left and ' life

would still %e going on the sae.

, ight %e loosing a kidne'! %ut what ,7 gaining fro sa$ing a life is so uch ore rewarding.

Conclusion

3he legaliation of organ sales will decrease crie! increase the nu%er of organs for sale! and

increase the general health of the nation.

Another thing , see a lot of on the right side are stateents like LDonating an organ can hel" sa$e

a child. ,f 'ou were a atch to a child would 'ou let the die %ecause their "arents couldn7t "a'

'ou enough one' for itHL. ,f ,7 donating ' organs! a lot of the can7t %e taken and used until

,7 dead. ,7 not going to kill 'self so little i' can ha$e ' heart! and when it coes to the

ones that can %e taken while 'ou7re still ali$e! are 'ou R9AJ gonna donate it to a kid 'ou don7t

know or are 'ou going to sa$e it in case a fail' e%er needs itH ,n all honest' e$en if a fail'

e%er needs it! it7s huan nature to not want to gi$e u" what we see as ours! es"eciall' if it7s

soething that we a' need later. Jou gi$e u" one kidne' now %ut find out in ? 'ears the other

one7s failing and there7s nothing the doctors can do e&ce"t "ut 'ou on the trans"lant and ho"e for

the %est is the reason we all aren7t going out right now to our local 9R and gi$ing u" one of our

kidne'7s for donation.


rules and regulations on organ retrie$al and sales so "eo"le aren7t going in to a L%od' cho" sho"L

to donate their kidne' and ending u" donating their whole %od' instead %ecause of a %otched %ack

all' surger'H

2al$ation for all and huan actions

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We $!t for you !e$ l"festyle- !e$ e/per"e!&e of l"fe- !% I %o!+t e#e! fr"% to use

the phrse 0 !e$ l"fe- $here you !o (ore "! !ee% of %"ly p"!ful %"lys"s1 2use you+ll be

ble to tr#el- to $or'- ble b&' to bus"!ess !% truly to be $"th lo#e% o!es1

B. OIIO2,3,ON

E!&ourg"!g people to sell prts of the"r bo%"es "s (orlly $ro!g !% $oul% l(ost

&ert"!ly le% to e/plo"tt"o! of the poor1

the National Organ 3rans"lantation Act of 1E still "rohi%its the sale of huan organs fro

%oth dead and li$ing donors

there are serious concerns that introducing "a'ents for "eo"le who donate their organs

would result in "oor and $ulnera%le "eo"le coing under se$ere "ressure to alle$iate their

financial "ro%les %' selling a "art of their %od'.

Other o""onents to the creation of a arket in organs sa' it would cross a0or ethical

%arriers and there are less radical easures that could %e looked at first. L, don7t %elie$e we

should %e coercialising "arts of our %odies!L said Irofessor Anthon' :arrens! Dean of

9ducation at 3he ondon 2chool of


eliinated. :hich fail'! if "re"ared to donate the organs of a relati$e! would decide to decline

an e& gratia "a'ent of tens of thousands of "ounds H3here will not %e a two-tier arket

consisting of sale and donation. 3he donations will disa""ear and onl' the rich will sur$i$e.

,t is alread' a""arent that the %lack arket flows in one direction 4 fro the 3hird :orld to

the +irst. 3he relati$e a%sence of regulation! and the co"arati$e $alue of the rewards eans that

health' indi$iduals in Asia and Africa are $icti to sca$enging organ erchants. 3he financial

rewards ake the decision to sell an organ one of co"ulsion rather than consent.:here

colonialists ra"ed the land! the neo-colonialist surgeon steals fro %odies.

3he o""ortunit' for indi$iduals and go$ernents to gain considera%le ca"ital for organs sold

will lead to a""alling huan rights $iolations. Chinese 0udicial officials are re"orted to e&ecute

"risoners on account of the %lack arket $alue of their %od' "arts. 3he lawful sale of organs

would legitiise huan sacrifice.

3he sale of organs is a "oor solution to a "ressing "ro%le. 3he B


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will o"t against legaliing the sale of huan organs. And if 'ou ha$e an' coon sense 'ou will

do the sae.

,f organ selling %ecae legal! onl' the ones who could afford it would get it.


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God ade us in #is iage so that we could do wonderful things in #is nae. #e ade all

life! so how could we destro' it willingl'. #ow could we allow the "oor to go without safe organ

trans"lants while the rich "a' their wa' to wellnessH #ow could we ake a heart or a %rain worth

thousands onl' to allow ass urder to ake cash on the sideH 3his is a uch dee"er issue than

what it is ade.

,f 'ou sell 'our organs! 'ou ight need it later when the' are gone. Also! all surger' has

risks. 2elling 'our organs could also %e %ad %ecause the "erson who %u's it off of 'ou could sell

it for "rofit. Also! soeone 'ou lo$e ight need it later and 'ou won7t ha$e it.

I!&reses '"ll"!g rte1

,f the selling of organs was legalied! there would %e an increased rate of urders. 3here is

also the "ossi%ilit' that 'ou could recei$e a %ad organ! risking 'our life. Onl' the rich would %e

a%le to afford the organs if it was legal to "ut the u" on the arket. 3here are ulti"le risks of

infection! disease! %acteria! and e$en fatalities. 3here is a reason that selling organs isn7t legal!

the'7re onl' kee"ing it illegal for our %enefit.

,t7s wrong to get one' for soething 'ou should donate.

Jour donation can sa$e a life. 3hat7s soething s"ecial! to know 'ou sa$ed a life and didn7t

ask for an'thing in return. :hat if 'ou could sa$e a'%e soeone7s life %ut the' couldn7t "a' for

the organH :hat are 'ou going to doH ust let that "erson dieH 3hat7s wrong.

, do not %elie$e that the sale of huan organs should %e legal %ecause the current s'ste is

the safest ethod for organ donation.

3he sale of huan organs should not %e legalied. 3he current ethod of o%taining organs

for trans"lant is the safest ethod for the reci"ient and the donor. :hile there is a great need for

donors! a %lack arket for huan organs would %enefit no one.

No! , disagree that the sale of huan organs should %e legal! %ecause there are an'

re"ercussions.

No! , disagree that the sale of huan organs should %e legal! %ecause there are an'

re"ercussions. +irst! e$er'one has the right to ha$e their life sa$ed. Ieo"le gi$e their organs as

charit'. ,f one can not afford an organ! then what o"tion do the' ha$e leftH 2econd! crie rates

will go u"! %ecause "eo"le7s organs are worth lots of one'.

Allowing "eo"le to sale huan organs will cause ore urder cases. +or e&a"le! re"orts

fro the :orld #ealth Organiation sa' that in ,ndia! a kidne' fetches around *>!>>>! in China!

%u'ers will "a' E>!>>> or ore and a good! health' kidne' fro ,srael! goes for 1@>!>>>. 3hat

%eing said will %e enough for soeone to kill and take other huan organs.


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No! %ecause if there is a legal deand for a "roduct! then there has to %e a su""l' to fill that

deand.

,f selling huan organs %ecoes legal! it eans there has to %e soe legal wa' for a

co"an' to acquire those organs. Gi$en their rarit'! the "rice would %e high! and it would ean

no one would want to donate their organs for free an'ore. ,t would turn the alread' stressed

organ donor arket to dust! and go a ste" further to allowing onl' the rich to get organ

trans"lants.

No! ore "eo"le will kill each other to sell the organs for one'.

Ieo"le will tr' to kill each other for the organs! and ake one' off of it. But! if soeone

'ou know wants to kindl' do it for 'ou! let the. But! no offense! , would rather ha$e one "erson

die fro an organ "ro%le than to ha$e illions of "eo"le die %ecause "eo"le urdered the for

their organs. But! like , said if soeone 'ou know wants to kindl' donate to 'ou! the' should %e

a%le to without getting one' off of it. ,f the' get one' off of it! then "eo"le will kill.

,s it fairH

:ho7s to sa' "eo"le wont gi$e awa' a harful organ or e$en an organ fro soeone

urdered 0ust for the one'H Jou will alwa's ha$e in 'our ind that 'ou are ali$e %ecause

soeone was urdered.#ow would that feelH Ilus what ha""ens the the "oor failies that ha$e

%een waiting 'ears and running out of tieH 3he' cant afford it and 0ust %ecause the' don7t ha$e

that one' doesn7t ean 'ou should die. Jes i agree that 'ou wold do an'thing for 'our lo$e one

%ut i would ne$er want to risk the li$es of an' others and effect their lo$e ones. 3he' would %e

in the sae "osition 'ou were.

Getting organs fro "eo"le should not %e legal.

Getting organs fro "eo"le should not %e legal %ecause , consider it to %e $er' dangerous

and thoughtless. 3he reason , think this is %ecause if soeone donates an organ and then

soething goes wrong for whate$er reason such as a'%e the o"eration doesn7t go right! it would

%e the doctors and 'our fault. #owe$er it would ainl' %e 'ours %ecause 'ou allowed it to

ha""en.

,agine all the "ro%les that could occur if the sale of huan organs was legal. ,agine the

"oor selling the'7re own %od' "arts 0ust to ake soe cash!


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sa$ed should %e equal for the rich and "oor. ,ts sick if 'ou ask e! , think the sale of huan

organs should reain illegal

Cannot guarantee the "ro"er usage

:ho can gi$e the assurance that the organ %eing donated is %eing used for a need' "ersonH

+urther these organs are sold at a higher "rice and the "erson ediating the transfer of organ fro

donor to the reci"ient is the one in "rofit. >

dollars.#e has a "rofit.But later on he realies that he would not li$e longer without the donated

kidne'.3hen coes the situation when he cannot ask that "erson to return his donated kidne'.#e

can do onl' one thing.2it and wait for death.

3he sale of huan organs should not %e legal %ecause it would %e a%used.

,t7s ok for teachers to go on strike %ecause that right should not %e denied to an'one. Ioor

"eo"le who ha$e "oor access to healthcare would %e the ost $ulnera%le to te"tation to sell

their organs and what one' the' would gain in the short ter would not %e worth the cost to

their health in the long run. 3he' would %e taken ad$antage of %' unscru"ulous %rokers.

, o""ose the legaliation of the sale of huan organs. 3his would lead to a situation where

onl' the rich could o%tain an organ trans"lant.

Currentl'! e&ce"t where organs are donated %' a atch or %' fail' e%ers! organs go to

the "erson who is at the to" of the list when organs %ecoe a$aila%le. ,f organs could %e

"urchased! the ost need' would not %e a%le to get a trans"lant unless the' had the cash to

"urchase the a$aila%le organ. 3his would result in organs going to "eo"le who ha$e no chance of

actuall' sur$i$ing! 0ust %ecause the "erson had one' to %u' an organ. 3his is! in ' o"inion! a

terri%le outcoe. ,f a "erson has no real chance of sur$i$ing! e$en with a new organ! the' will not

%e a%le to get an organ. ,f the' can %u' the organ! the "eo"le who would %e %est a%le to sur$i$e!

will die unless the' can %u' an organ.

9. this house would legalize the sale of human organs

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