Why Legalizing Organ Sales Will Saves Save Lives, End Violence?

According to, The National Organ Transplantation Act there are nearly 20,000 kidneys each year for about 80,000 patients on the waiting list. In 2008, nearly 5,000 of those patients died. (Gregory 451). There are not enough kidneys for every patient to receive one. This is something I wish no one should have to deal with, but when you or a family member are in a life or death situation. You would do everything in your power to control it, but acts like the National Organ Transplantation are the ones prohibited the action of selling one’s own organs. When reading “Why legalizing organ sales will help save lives, end violence” by Anthony George, I strongly believe it shows that legalizing organ sales in America will not only allow for there to be more organ transplants throughout the years but as well as decrease the amount of violence and crime that is occurring in current trades. Why should we just sit around and watch millions of patients die, when we can help prevent it. Legalizing organ sales will dramatically decrease the number of patients on the waiting list. According to, George Mason University professor Alexander Tabarrok, “Millions of people suffer from kidney disease, but in 2007, there were about 64,606 kidney-transplant operations in the entire world.” That is less than half …show more content…
Violence is a problem we have through the world, but if there is a resolution for ending violence in current organ trade, why is it not being taken. Anyone has the ability to make a change, and this resolution is the matter that will help this change happen. This problem is not only hurting, but also harming many family members and patients. In order for this to come to an end, we as citizens need to make this change and the only change that will stop this issue is legalizing organ sales throughout the Unites