The debate concerning legalization of organ sales has become an on-going saga as many wage wars over moral and ethical values while the need for organs continues to grow out of control. According to the National Kidney Foundation (2015), there 101,662 recipients awaiting kidney transplants in the United States and in 2014, there were 17,105 transplants that took place. These numbers are an excellent reflection of a worldwide issue as the number of waiting recipients only increases as both population and other lifesaving organs needed are added. Archer (2013) notes that the World Health Organization (WHO) reports that there are approximately 7,000 kidneys illegally harvested every year worldwide (para. 10). Yet the math still does not add up
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Perhaps the survival instinct to preserve and save lives may drive many recipients to seek this method to obtain a lifesaving organ transplant. As the willingness to participate in such a commerce increases, so does the illegal means in which to supply the market, as many impoverished countries become the origins of harvest. Cohen (2013) derives the philosophical point of exploitation as any person that benefits off the transaction that causes harm to another, and further induces such a transaction by taking unfair advantage of a vulnerable state is exploitation (pg. 274). With a simplistic search online, the news becomes flooded with stories of human trafficking, harvested organs from prisoners and war victims and even the sporadic organ theft cases. The exploitation seen within the black market will not disappear overnight, but the creation of a legalized compensation system will begin to decrease the current issue. As the donation list grows the organ need decreases and with a legalized system regulations can also protect the recipient. Shimazono (2007) notes that it is difficult to capture this data properly, but mentions that studies do show a heightened frequency of medical complications, including the transmission of HIV, hepatitis B and C viruses (para. 25). With a lack of regulation and professional medical …show more content…
Humanity is created on the basis of an ethical and moral foundation, but once the dynamic of life shifts, the foundation of this creation shifts as well. This in many theological debates is considered man’s freedom of choice derived from creation. This however does not excuse the behavior of those with the ability to cause harm to those less fortunate by means of financial manipulation or endangering the health of another. As the debate continues to be discussed in political arena’s the unethical and immoral actions of others are being subjected on thousands worldwide. Steps into this direction are already established with the compensation for plasma, bone-marrow and sperm to name a few. These methods coupled with attempted structures being developed in other countries help lay the foundation for a system that may make a black market trade obsolete in many countries. There is no need for a money profit system, instead a fair and modest compensation that aids in limiting the current exploitation driven by the demand for organ
Perhaps the survival instinct to preserve and save lives may drive many recipients to seek this method to obtain a lifesaving organ transplant. As the willingness to participate in such a commerce increases, so does the illegal means in which to supply the market, as many impoverished countries become the origins of harvest. Cohen (2013) derives the philosophical point of exploitation as any person that benefits off the transaction that causes harm to another, and further induces such a transaction by taking unfair advantage of a vulnerable state is exploitation (pg. 274). With a simplistic search online, the news becomes flooded with stories of human trafficking, harvested organs from prisoners and war victims and even the sporadic organ theft cases. The exploitation seen within the black market will not disappear overnight, but the creation of a legalized compensation system will begin to decrease the current issue. As the donation list grows the organ need decreases and with a legalized system regulations can also protect the recipient. Shimazono (2007) notes that it is difficult to capture this data properly, but mentions that studies do show a heightened frequency of medical complications, including the transmission of HIV, hepatitis B and C viruses (para. 25). With a lack of regulation and professional medical …show more content…
Humanity is created on the basis of an ethical and moral foundation, but once the dynamic of life shifts, the foundation of this creation shifts as well. This in many theological debates is considered man’s freedom of choice derived from creation. This however does not excuse the behavior of those with the ability to cause harm to those less fortunate by means of financial manipulation or endangering the health of another. As the debate continues to be discussed in political arena’s the unethical and immoral actions of others are being subjected on thousands worldwide. Steps into this direction are already established with the compensation for plasma, bone-marrow and sperm to name a few. These methods coupled with attempted structures being developed in other countries help lay the foundation for a system that may make a black market trade obsolete in many countries. There is no need for a money profit system, instead a fair and modest compensation that aids in limiting the current exploitation driven by the demand for organ