The Right to Donate Pope Benedict XVI denounces “the buying and selling of organs as he praised the act of freely and gratuitously donating parts of one’s own body” (Pope Warns of the Dangers of Selling Human Organs). As a catholic, it is important that organs should not be up for sale but be donated willingly. However, most Catholics are less likely to donate because of the view on afterlife and the worry about preserving body integrity. Organ transplants are necessary for many people around the world; yet, the amount of donations are not even close to the amount of organs needed. Therefore, people would rather buy organs; it is incredible how this world has become overruled by the power of money. People who donate their organs get the grateful
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Different cases of organ trafficking include when the trafficker forces a person into giving up an organ, the victim agrees but is not given the price discussed, and in some cruel places, the traffickers take the organ without the knowledge of the individual. Victims can be of any age and “migrant workers, homeless [people], illiterate [people], etc” are especially targeted people (Trafficking for Organ Trade). However, in third world countries, the people there want to sell their organs because they need the money. Targeted people will also have a less likely chance of having the resources to take care of themselves after the surgery. They are only “willing to part with a kidney or a slice of liver in exchange for cash and a chance to see the world” (Interlandi). Allowing the sale of organs will exploit this further to the poor and undeveloped groups of the world, yet they are already on the black market across the countries. These middleman take humans willing to sell an organ from third world countries to places such as China or India, where people from countries like US, Canada, and UK travel to buy organs illegally. The only country that has allowed the sale of organs is Iran; “the government buys and sells” organs to patients at a reasonable price …show more content…
It does not matter how old the donor is, children under the age of 18 can get their parent’s consent since sometimes even children are in need of an organ transplant. Donating an organ does not cost anything at all, even if the donation is coming from a person who has deceased. Also, to the dismay of some people’s thoughts, if someone is rushed to the hospital and they are an organ donor, the doctors would of course try to save the person’s life rather than not work as hard. The great benefit from donating an organ is the feeling of saving a life, that should be worth more than any amount of money. There are always chances of negative complications occurring after an immediate successful surgery. Going through any type of surgery comes with risks such as bleeding, infections and damage to nearby
Different cases of organ trafficking include when the trafficker forces a person into giving up an organ, the victim agrees but is not given the price discussed, and in some cruel places, the traffickers take the organ without the knowledge of the individual. Victims can be of any age and “migrant workers, homeless [people], illiterate [people], etc” are especially targeted people (Trafficking for Organ Trade). However, in third world countries, the people there want to sell their organs because they need the money. Targeted people will also have a less likely chance of having the resources to take care of themselves after the surgery. They are only “willing to part with a kidney or a slice of liver in exchange for cash and a chance to see the world” (Interlandi). Allowing the sale of organs will exploit this further to the poor and undeveloped groups of the world, yet they are already on the black market across the countries. These middleman take humans willing to sell an organ from third world countries to places such as China or India, where people from countries like US, Canada, and UK travel to buy organs illegally. The only country that has allowed the sale of organs is Iran; “the government buys and sells” organs to patients at a reasonable price …show more content…
It does not matter how old the donor is, children under the age of 18 can get their parent’s consent since sometimes even children are in need of an organ transplant. Donating an organ does not cost anything at all, even if the donation is coming from a person who has deceased. Also, to the dismay of some people’s thoughts, if someone is rushed to the hospital and they are an organ donor, the doctors would of course try to save the person’s life rather than not work as hard. The great benefit from donating an organ is the feeling of saving a life, that should be worth more than any amount of money. There are always chances of negative complications occurring after an immediate successful surgery. Going through any type of surgery comes with risks such as bleeding, infections and damage to nearby