Essay On Ethical Controversy For Organ Donation

Ethics Controversy for Organ Recipients
Even though money should not be the factor in who receives an organ donation to stay alive. If you are poor, do you have the same rights for an organ as the rich? It would seem the recipient awaiting an organ donation, and how they process the lottery system? Should there be exceptions to the rule(s), should the recipient who is an active contributor to society be considered before a person that bleeds society dry? If a person or family donates an organ it should not matter their race or financial situation, who determines? The organ is typically donated from an anonymous person; it would seem that the same process should be on the receiving side. A life is at stake and it should be top priority for …show more content…
Money can play a role in being a recipient, but then again, so can a prisoner sitting in prison who pays nothing, gets an organ on the taxpayer’s dollar. Who is it that plays the role of God determining per region, who gets the donor’s organ donation first? Yet, it is unclear exactly who holds these organizations accountable for the practices being adopted. Is it ethical or morally correct in how the organ donor process is handled in the United States when millions of dollars are involved in the business? Is it honestly about saving lives or making money? There is a lot of gray area and no one seems to be monitoring or regulating the fat cats becoming richer by the person who signs the donor donate card at the DMV. A life is at stake and it should be top priority for saving a life when another is lost and the organ(s) are donated, but it is unclear if that is truly the case in most or all situations. The conclusion appears to show that if a person wants to stay alive, they are going to need a lot of money, insurance and pray they hit the lottery and picked to be the lucky recipient, if not they possibly may die waiting for a