A future that evades the knowledge of the common man is the future in which organ smuggling is more popular for criminals than drug smuggling. The idea of organ trade has become more prevalent in today’s society as it is becoming easier for people to have the surgery required, and sell livers, kidneys, and hearts on the black market. The buying and selling of organs is a dangerous trade that has unintended and far reaching effects. Multiple causes and effects are drawn from organ trafficking. People who are consciously a part of the illegal organ trafficking often are aware of the risks, but some who are involved, are unaware of the potential harm to their own health. This is clear in the case of a man in Nicaragua, who was planning on selling
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This is an effect of the rising popularity in organ trafficking. Explained by Sarah Glazer, transplant tourism is “a person from a wealthier country traveling to an impoverished country in search of a desired organ.” Patients go to the hospitals in which doctors have solicited organs from the population of that specific poor country. This makes the tracking of illegal organs nearly impossible as the people who are responsible for the safety and legality of the organ (the doctors) are making money from the transaction. This is a similar situation to the cops getting paid to “be quiet” about a crime. The ability to stay virtually invisible is enough for more people to want to join the organ trafficking and increase the amount of people …show more content…
Corruption, murder, and many other unimaginable acts will rise in response to the need for money to purchase organs. In China, a group of Buddhist believers, who are imprisoned, are being killed for their organs (Glazer). This horrifying fact shows how widespread this trade is becoming. This is a fact that has been hidden from the public as to not strike fear into them. This will only continue to become more prevalent as the waiting list becomes larger and the hopes of getting an organ become further out of
This is an effect of the rising popularity in organ trafficking. Explained by Sarah Glazer, transplant tourism is “a person from a wealthier country traveling to an impoverished country in search of a desired organ.” Patients go to the hospitals in which doctors have solicited organs from the population of that specific poor country. This makes the tracking of illegal organs nearly impossible as the people who are responsible for the safety and legality of the organ (the doctors) are making money from the transaction. This is a similar situation to the cops getting paid to “be quiet” about a crime. The ability to stay virtually invisible is enough for more people to want to join the organ trafficking and increase the amount of people …show more content…
Corruption, murder, and many other unimaginable acts will rise in response to the need for money to purchase organs. In China, a group of Buddhist believers, who are imprisoned, are being killed for their organs (Glazer). This horrifying fact shows how widespread this trade is becoming. This is a fact that has been hidden from the public as to not strike fear into them. This will only continue to become more prevalent as the waiting list becomes larger and the hopes of getting an organ become further out of