As many Canadians have noticed, on the back of their health card is the option to become a donor in case of death. Last year, according to the article, “A Perfect Market is Impossible” by Pedro García Otero; 123,000 people were waitlisted for organs in 2015. However, UNOS only received 30,000 donations. With that said, it is obvious that the demand for organs is much higher than the supply. Most of these organs needed are kidneys, because of this, a new idea has formed. A legal market for organs. In my response, I will be analyzing the positive and negative parts of: “Black Markets Kill’ by Jason Brennan and “A Perfect Market Is Impossible” by Pedro Garcia Otero. Both of these articles have clear opposing views, and good arguments for both sides. Regardless, I agree that a legal market is possible.
Jason Brennan writes about the positives of legalizing the sale of organs, especially kidneys. According to his article, 99,000 americans are currently on the waitlist for kidneys, though most will not receive one. So, should governments allow individuals to sell their extra kidneys …show more content…
In paragraph 3, Brennan writes that “Defenders of organ sales believe it will save hundreds of thousands of lives annually and will help make the poor richer.” This point contradicts a point that he then brings up later on, that “only people who are sufficiently rich — for instance, who make over $60,000 a year — should be allowed to sell kidneys” (Brennan, 1). According to the U.S Census Bureau, the number of low income working families in the United States was 10.4 million, which totals to nearly one-third of of working families in America. These people are not “sufficiently rich” so his statements are paradoxical to each other. Despite this, I still agree that a market for organs should be established for the people who are in desperate need of
Jason Brennan writes about the positives of legalizing the sale of organs, especially kidneys. According to his article, 99,000 americans are currently on the waitlist for kidneys, though most will not receive one. So, should governments allow individuals to sell their extra kidneys …show more content…
In paragraph 3, Brennan writes that “Defenders of organ sales believe it will save hundreds of thousands of lives annually and will help make the poor richer.” This point contradicts a point that he then brings up later on, that “only people who are sufficiently rich — for instance, who make over $60,000 a year — should be allowed to sell kidneys” (Brennan, 1). According to the U.S Census Bureau, the number of low income working families in the United States was 10.4 million, which totals to nearly one-third of of working families in America. These people are not “sufficiently rich” so his statements are paradoxical to each other. Despite this, I still agree that a market for organs should be established for the people who are in desperate need of