Organ Sales Solution

Organ Sales; A Solution That Will Save Lives Thousands of people have heard the shocking news that they need an organ transplant. It is not that they have to undergo surgery that shocks them, but the shocking statistics of the waiting period to get the organ they need. Many people die every day because of it, but only 1% of Americans are donors. There are thousands of people who have healthy organs and are willing to sell them for money that they could use to feed and house their children with. So, what is stopping them? Selling their organs would make them a criminal; organ sales are illegal in most of the world. What is the best way to resolve this crisis, and has any country succeeded by legalizing organ sales? Well, imagine …show more content…
With better technology for confirming tissue matches and new anti-rejection drugs, the surgery is relatively simple” (120). In today’s world selling an organ could be someone’s last desperate cry for some financial help, and if it is saving another person’s life at the same time, then why are we denying them this …show more content…
We have to find a solution to save all these lives. There are many suggested solutions to solve this crisis, but we really have to decide on the one that will save the most lives, and cause the least amount of suffering. Many people would feel like the presumption law would take their freedom away from them, in America this probably would not be the best choice. With animal organs, we can see that this would cause too much harm to the human and animal race. Test tubes could be a good resolution, but we might not see that happen for decades from now and we cannot risk that. If organ sales were legal, it would benefit hundreds of thousands of people. Those who are now suffering and worried for their life wondering if they will ever get the call that an organ is available for them and those who need money and want to sell organs so they can afford to get out of debt or feed their children. It would also solve many problems for those who have lost a loved one and are now facing the struggle of paying for the funeral cost and other expenses, and those in third world countries who become victims because of desperate people who would do anything just to have a working, healthy organ. After hearing all the appalling statistics of how many lives we lose every day, how can we look away without fighting to find a resolution for these people? There are so many people that would benefit from legalizing organ sales, really