Should the sale of human organs be legal? |
I believe organs should be legalized
Even though crime rates would rise they would also fall shortly after because the decline in demand for organs. Legalizing organ sales would also decrease the waiting times for organs so a lot of peoples lives would be saved
Posted by: AnonymousSo would you rather wait on a list?
If you knew that you were going to die without a lung, would you really be worried about somebody that was killed so that you could have a lung. If you said no then I hate to say it but you're probably ignorant. You wouldnt be worried about where your lung came from because honest to God, you'd just be happy to be alive!
Posted by: AnonymousWaiting for transplant
I have been on the list for 3 years now doing everything I can to et a kidney and still I wait on dialysis. Those who don't know what its like to go through dialysis feel like it may not be a big deal but it causes me to miss out on my family. I would love for someone to want to donate their kidney for me but reality is they wont. We are a money driven society and if money is what it takes for me to get a kidney that is what I would do. This doesn't mean paying out of pocket because I don't have the money to do so but the government is already paying for dialysis costing around 30,000 a month. They could just as easily pay someone for a kidney for just one month of dialysis.
Posted by: AnonymousOrgan for money
I think I should be allowed to donate my organs. If they want an organ and I want the money, I see no harm in it. It's my body and I should be able to decide what to do with the parts. It's not illegal to kill yourself so why should it be illegal to give a organ to somebody who needs it? Plus, let's face it, we ALL know that killing yourself is a lot more damaging to your health than giving an organ.
They are my organs and no one can tell me what to do with them. I would sell my organs for money definitely.Posted by: AnonymousOnly if the body has a pair
Yes, only if the body is born with a pair of it eg. kidneys which are both healthy and you can spare one without affecting your own health. Government must regulate this and determine the fair compensation for the donor. People have different reasons to give consent, one of which is financial consideration for the poor...
Posted by: AnonymousYes, as the liver grows back.
I agree, though with some reservations. It would need to be heavily regulated to ensure the health of both the donor and the receiver. Also the liver grows back fairly quickly and leaves nothing but a scar. There are of course valid and important arguments on both sides of the fence.
Posted by: AnonymousNo
As much as I would want to cling to life or my childrens lives, if their organs, or my own could increase the length or quality of someones life then why would I not want to participate in organ donation? After all, if myself or my girls needed them, I would hope and pray that we could get the help we would gladly give to others.
Posted by: AnonymousSure
Hospitals are always low on organ donations and would pay big bucks for donations from people both living or deceased. The deceased donors of course would have profits delivered to the family
Posted by: imabenchDuh...
Saves lives, I don't see any good reason against it...
Posted by: 16kadamsI highly agree with human organs should be sold!!!
It should be legailized that they sell human organs because many are in need. Some elderly are getting sick have have a few of their family left. Some people are willing to be a organ donor.
Posted by: AnonymousEverything on the right can be challenged.
Everything on the right can be challenged. Being able to sell your organs would make the price of an organ go down because of supply and demand. If there is a mass supply of organs the price for it would go down and it would be affordable and you would still be saving someone's life. Plus there wouldn't be a black market for organs anymore. Black markets work by the transport and selling of things that are ILLEGAL. If it's legal to sell organs, there will be no need for a black market. There is no real reason it should be illegal.
Posted by: AnonymousIt's Our Body!
I believe the sale of human organs should be legal due to the fact that it saves lives of people in need of organs, and provides further breakthroughs in organ cures. It's our body and we can do whatever we want with it (within reason). If it's legal to donate our organs, then we should be able to sell them.
Posted by: AnonymousI'm all for the sale of organs, who is to tell another what they can do with their own body?
I think a person should have control of their own body. If they wish to sell organs, who should stop them? What right do I have to tell a person what they can or cannot do with their own body. I personally have a moral issue with the sale of organs, but I don't feel it should be illegal.
Posted by: BriaBlackenYes donating your organs is a pretty good idea
If weed can be legal in Colorado why can't donating your organs? I mean you can save someone's life. Once someone dies your body parts decay and go to waste so why not ? Once dead as well you won't even feel a thing and in your funeral no one will ever tell you were a donor.
Posted by: AnonymousYou can sell blood and sieman...
So many people die on waiting lists for organs, all of these people would be willing to pay for one so why can't a person make a profit and save a life at the same time? Makes sense to me. You can take one from someone when they're dead but you don't necessarily know what condition they are in. If the person is alive they can answer questions that can help tell if it's healthy
Posted by: AnonymousYes, the sale of human organs should be legal because it helps the person who needs an organ and compensates the person giving one up.
Yes, the sale of human organs should be legal because it helps the people who need an organ and also compensates the person who gives one up. It would alleviate the waiting period for people waiting for organs and save lives.
Posted by: MycCra2iiIncrease Supply of Organs and Reduce Crime
Firstly, if there are two market: one for donated organs and one for the one that are sold, then the government can implement a salary ceiling where only poor families can get the free organs and those who are rich has to pay - this way the needed organ supply can go to both groups much like how blood can be both donated and sold today. Secondly, people on the against side keep saying that it will increase kidnapping and crime. This only happens because the black market is not regulated and any organ can be sold. If organ selling were legalized then these type of crime would be reduced because the organs will have to be certified. Finally, the poor would sell organs to pay debt. I see this as a good thing because if people are selling organs in the black market the prices that they get would be too low as the middle man would try to arbitrage as much profit as possible. If there is an open market, the prices of the organs would be according to the supply/demand allowing the seller to gain the most for their organ. Looking at this from a utilitarian aspect, saying yes to this question would benefit mankind as a whole.
On a more spiritual side of people should not put a price on life and now it should only be donated. Well, we can see the result of this from the massive amount of donations and organs being adequately given to all those in need without having to wait years on the waiting list. (sarcasm, just in case the conservatives can't tell.) This is, people as humans need incentives. We can all donate blood because it does not have a large impact on our lives - we may feel dizzy for a few minutes but afterwards we can all go back to being normal. Organ donating on the other hand poses more health concerns involving major operations and involve a more detailed match inside a much smaller supply. With all these factors, the monetary benefit would give people a push into helping others with their organs.Posted by: AnonymousYour Body-Your Choice
Your body is yours and yours alone. Your body is your property and one should be able to sell, at their own risk, what they want. If one chooses to make themselves available for sale be it whole or part, it should be up to them. Government control shouldn't trump individual rights. Right now donors get nothing, which creates a shortage. Meanwhile, everyone else involved in transplants profits. Why not let the actual owner of those organs profit as well?
Posted by: AnonymousI give my knowledge
I give my knowledge to obtain organs for needy patients, here in colombia of legal form according to the constitution for foreigners they can call me 3107134300 celular
Posted by: AnonymousLowers Demand for Black Market
If people could easily access organs for decent rates (I'm sure the government would regulate them), there would be no need to engage in criminal activity which takes advantage of the poor. This way everyone wins. The poor aren't cheated by greedy organ brokers and someone gets to live a bit longer.
Posted by: AnonymousAll handy and dandy to me
Selling organs should be legal, but only with the consent of the donor. To avoid a scenario where people harvest organs by illegal means, only a licensed surgeon in a hospital should be able to remove organs. A lot more people would give their organs if they got compensation for it.
Posted by: AnonymousI support legalizing the sale of human organs, because the waiting list for organ donation is too long.
There are several seriously ill individuals in need of life-saving organ transplants, but the wait list is so long, that human organ sales should be decriminalized. This has the potential to allow patients to look for organs of a similar match, potentially saving their lives in a much shorter amount of time.
Posted by: ErvinAnimeLooking to Sell
I think I should be allowed to donate my organs. If they want an organ and I want the money, I see no harm in it. It's my body and I should be able to decide what to do with the parts. It's not illegal to kill yourself so why should it be illegal to give a organ to somebody who needs it? Plus, let's face it, we ALL know that killing yourself is a lot more damaging to your health than giving an organ.
They are my organs and no one can tell me what to do with them. I would sell my organs for money definitely.Posted by: AnonymousI believe that this issue should not even be debated.
All of the opinions on the right side of the page are backed by selfish reasoning. I see no reason why organ sales should not be legal; it not only helps those who are receiving the organ, but the donor also receives the often much-needed compensation in return. Based on the principle of autonomy, I believe that the government has no right to tell people that they are not allowed to donate their organs-- if it can save people's lives, why shouldn't organ selling be legal no matter what?
Posted by: AnonymousOtherwise, poor people turn to the black market.
Millions of people around the world, usually impoverished, are enticed with false hopes for significant compensation and persuaded to sell their body parts to complete strangers. In many of these cases, the hosts are robbed of additional body tissue or organs while they remain unconscious or disabled. Furthermore, several cases in which no anesthesia on any kind of pain suppression is utilized have been reported in third-world areas such, as many African countries. Studies show that people in need of organs can pay up to $200,000 while they are harvested from the poor and vulnerable for approximately $5,000. If governments imposed laws and regulations ensuring the health and well-being of the seller, the abuse and fraud of harvesters would stop since they would logically use clinics and doctors approved by the government to receive just compensation and adequate health-care.
Posted by: AnonymousThere is already a black market for illegally harvested organs.
There is already a black market for illegally harvested organs. Making it legal is not going to create more the actual value of the organs will be less compared to the price off black market organs. There cannot be a black market when it is legal. Medical insurance would help buy the organs. Not everyone has medical insurance today. So the poor are already doing with out simple health care. If a poor person could not afford to buy then they could sell or one of there family members would be able to sell their organs to pay for it. You would be able to sell your organs to medical businesses while you were still alive. Just like organ donating is know accept you can get some cash to pay for your possible medical bills or to just fatten your wallet. The economy would be better.
Posted by: AnonymousAnything to save a life
I really do believe that if someone is risking their life to save someone elses, they should get compensation for it. Ultimately, if someone receives an organ, they will be grateful whether they paid for it or not. The cost of an organ is miniscule compared to their life, which is priceless.
Posted by: AnonymousUm yes? Duh
An average of 18 people die a day on the waiting list for transplants. Something must be done. The current system is not working; too many people are dying. The only way to close that gap is to motivate living donors (who may be in a financial situation) to donate and save a life while doing it.
Posted by: AnonymousIf welfare creates dependencies, so does organ donation
If welfare is determined to be detrimental to the economy, then why shouldn't organ or blood donation. If the free market is considered best for bringing health care cost down, then organ and blood donations, without compensation, should be prohibited. I don't necessarily believe that it is the right thing to do, but one cannot have a 'free market' if organ or blood are freely received by those who need it.
Posted by: USPatriotSet aside religious beliefs and think about society and its people!
The sale of human organs should be legalized not only because it increases the speed of organ donations in a way it also will improve our economy in jobs, money, and it will also save many lives. thousands of people are on the waiting list for organ dontaions of free will and thousands more will be put on it.... 100's die each day because of people who dont support this.... is that the right thing to do... ask yourselves... "Should i help myself or help others when i can survive without a few things".
Posted by: AnonymousLegalize it now!
I have a right to my own body I should be able to do with it as I please! There are men women and children in this country who are dying because they're in need of a donor, let us help them before its too late, we care so should you!
Posted by: lynnbowWould help close the black market
It is not unreasonable that the injured or ill be entitled to spend their own money on saving their own lives. An average of 15 patients dies every day in the US while waiting on willing organ donors or the poor unfortunate souls who has passed on. The legalization of the sale of organs will boost organ transplants and not only save lives but reduce the cost of palliative care. For each successful kidney transplant, valuable hours on a dialysis machine will be left vacant, and the expense of palliative care for an individual requiring a transplant operation will be if not totally eliminated then at least drastically cut. The transplant surgeon, the nursing staff and even companies producing the anti-reaction drugs receive payment for each operation performed, why should the donor of the organs, the most important character in any transplant, not also receive some form of compensation? The donor of an organ, or his family, should stand to benefit from the sale. Even the most impoverished individual will not choose to donate their heart or lung and thus die, and no ethical surgeon would be prepared to conduct such an operation, but both a kidney and a piece of liver can be removed without significant damage to the individual to the benefit of all involved.
Posted by: AnonymousThere's no legitimate reason against it.
If I want to sell my organs, so be it. Perhaps my family is in an extreme financial situation. So long as I'm not harming another person, why shouldn't it be legal? In fact, I'm helping another human being. The government shouldn't tell me what I can and cannot sell if it is mine; my organs are mine.
Posted by: AnonymousReduces Organ Waiting List
Organs such as bone marrow or the liver are regenerative. Also, you only need one kidney to live a full and sustained life. Thousands of people die waiting for an organ that never comes because in most cases the matching donor must first be deceased. If Organ sale was legalized it would certainly minimize black market harvesting and give many the live they deserve. Additionally, donating your kidney can allow for you to receive financial compensation and can help people in financial predicaments.
Posted by: AnonymousYes
There are loads of people out there suffering or even dying because they need an organ. There would be no problem giving your OWN organ to someone else not only does it help other people but it makes yourself feel good and proud. It is peoples choices what they do.
Posted by: hafzahThe donor has the ultimate product
If donating organs is such a humanitarian act, then why don't the doctors and hospitals donate their services. Without organ donation, there would be no product. The donor has the ultimate product. I don't wish for my survivors to get filthy rich either, but some financial consideration should not be out of line. For example, settle my hospital bill and allocate some funds for an average burial. This may sound selfish but the doctors and hospitals profit through the use of a cost free product.
Posted by: AnonymousYes, my body is my own.
It is my body, therefore it should be my choice to do whatever I want with it. If I want to give a kidney to a dying sibling, then I should be able to. If I want to sell my heart to get a family member or friend out of debt, that's my choice.
Posted by: AnonymousProhibition anyone?
I think history has given us enough proof that legalizing harmless stuff drives prices and related crimes down. Rich people can already make donations to get bumped up on the list. Poor people need the money. I’m sure there would be programs to help the poor afford the organs they need. I mean, every argument the right side of this debate is making are easily dismissed.
Posted by: james.matherlyKilling and selling victims organs would not be an issue.
Legal organ donation would not work the same as the black market. If profitable organ donation was legalized, one would not be able to simply walk into a hospital with an organ and sell it. The donor would have to be donating his or her own organ at the hospital to be able go through with the sale. Unfortunately, there would most likely be an increase in murder rates but soon killers would realize that they are unable to sell these organs. If profitable donation was legalized, there would also be a enormous drop in dangerous black market sales because people are now able to do it safely and still earn their profit.
Posted by: AnonymousYES Sales For Kidney At Minimum
For any arguments that say FOR THE RICH: you realize that the majority of people who need this are poor! Rich people are not going around getting kidneys they dont need! Also it would be easy for the government to establish a governmental monopoly on kidney sales making sure that all kidneys are used. All in all i know that it would increase kidney donations dramatically. And the only thing that would change is how long the wait list is!
Posted by: AnonymousJust like abortion, why should someone else decide what I do with my body?
Here's the thing, I have two kidneys. I also have 45,000 dollars worth of student loans and currently am unemployed. If I were in serious need for money and had nothing else to rely on, it would be nice to know that I could sell my extra kidney for some cash flow. There are consequences that go along with that of course. What if one day the one kidney that I didn't sell gets infected and has to be removed? I'm not sure if you can live with zero kidneys, so then I would be in the market for a kidney. But then it goes through the cycle. If I sell my kidney and then end up in need of a healthy kidney, someone else could sell theirs and I could benefit. I think one of the only reasons that the government has made it illegal is the same reason that they made abortion legal. Because when things of the such are done, they are done on the so-called "black market" and the government doesn't benefit financially from it. With abortion being legal, the government and health insurance companies benefit. With the selling of organs being illegal, the government, hospitals, and again, health insurance companies benefits. the government doesn't care about the actual health of the patients, they care about the fact that they are losing money.
Posted by: jennmpostYes I agree the sale of human organs should be legal.
Lets face it, if anything is illegal then guess what, people will still do it at any other costs. Many of us become desperate especially when we need organs to save a loved one. So instead of going about it the wrong way and someone was willing to sell a kidney why not. Hopefully it will stop predators from killing innocent people just for organs.
Posted by: StripperMorI believe that the sale of human organs should be legal.
I believe that the good associated with people being able to donate organs for money and the lives that this will save far outweighs the downside of people stealing organs for sale. We can live with many organs or partial organs and the ability to sell organs would make many more available for those that need them. I could see an option to make certain organs (hearts) not part of this program.
Posted by: SilverMathiThe sale of adult organs by the adult themselves should be legal, because it should a personal decision only.
If an adult wants to sell their organs, then it is a personal decision, and the government should not be involved in any way at all. This would make those needing organ transplants wait so much shorter. As long as the selling adult is healthy and can live without the organ, why shouldn't they be able to sell it and save someone else? I think the person who was buying the organ would agree it was worth the cost.
Posted by: WindyTrevor49Smaller Organ Donation Wait Lists
With the sales of organs, more people will be willing to donate their organs to people who actually need them. Benefits everyone. The money will drive people to donate and it will make everyone better off. The wait list for people waiting for organs will decrease and many lives will be saved.
Posted by: AnonymousIf carefully regulated I would agree to a policy of the sale of human organs so that more lives could be saved.
Many countries have taken the stance that the sale of human organs will facilitate more organs being available. The United States is actually behind the curve when it comes to this idea. Iran even provides incentives for organ donation that we don't. It doesn't have to be a cash sale, it could be tax incentive, or even being put at the top of the list to receive an organ if the person has been on the organ donation list for a certain period of time.
Posted by: Z FryeYes, because it benefits both parties
There are many people who are waiting in a list for years to be eligible for an organ transplant. It is understandable that these people would not mind paying some extra money to obtain what they have being waiting for. On the other hand there are people who are in need of money who are will to sell their organs. If it is legal, the poor will actually benefit financially from this opportunity.
If someone decides to sell their organ, no other person can say, "you cannot sell your organs!" A person has his or her own anatomical rights to do whatever they want to do with their body.Posted by: AnonymousThere is a lack of organs only for donating.
Many people are suffering because of lack of organs. If selling is legal, many more organs could be transplant and save lives. People who need money could sell their kidneys or other organs and people who need organs could buy and give money for thanking. This would be a very good situation like catching 2 birds with one stone.
Posted by: AnonymousKind of a wierd one
but sure why not. If someone gives consent to this kind of a thing, then I guess so.
Posted by: TUF
Has humanity lost its humanity?
The very idea of debating whether or not to legalize the sale of human organs is offensive, repugnant, and insane! Has humanity lost its humanity? Have we become carnivores where the strong, the powerful and the rich devour the weak, the poor and helpless vulnerable? If we continue in this path, we shall devour ourselves to extinction sooner than later.
Posted by: Anonymousimmoral
will only benefit the rich in the long run and could cause the boundary line to break. If organs should be sold whats the difference of a prostitute selling her body for money.
It is just a bad idea. If someone want to give an organ it should be out of the goodness in their heart.Posted by: AnonymousMisuse of the system would cause problems.
People would commit crimes and murders for the sale of human organs. The prices may only suit the wealthy when our country is about equality, no matter what the social status is. It would become a business and part of the economy to buy and sell human organs for high prices.
Posted by: AnonymousWe should give life to others as it was given to us.
Human organs should not be sold on the white market as they should not be sold on the black market. Human organs should be given freely because life is given freely to us. No one pays for their life when they are born. Your mother and father give it to you freely. If an organ is available, it should not go to the highest bidder but the person who needs it the most. We should not monetize organs because the gift of life should not cost you an arm and a leg.
Posted by: R3ubHockeyI oppose making it legal to sell human organs because it would encourage violent crimes.
I oppose the sale of human organs because doing so would create a market for something that would commit encourage crime for profit. Criminals already steal from stores and resell merchandise through shady deals. What would prevent the same thing from happening with organs? If it were legalized, criminals would harvest any organ that they could sell and get rid of the shell of a body. It could even be possible to purchase humans overseas and harvest their organs much like current human trafficking and the sex slave industry.
There is enough crime in this would as it is right now, there is no need to add to it by legalizing the sale of human organs.Posted by: 5hiy4IardNo, more people will kill each other to sell the organs for money.
People will try to kill each other for the organs, and make money off of it. But, if someone you know wants to kindly do it for you, let them. But, no offense, I would rather have one person die from an organ problem than to have millions of people die because people murdered them for their organs. But, like I said if someone you know wants to kindly donate to you, they should be able to without getting money off of it. If they get money off of it, then people will kill.
Posted by: AnonymousWhere do we draw the line?
Corruption is an unpalatable but very real and serious threat in a situation such as this. One has to ask questions such as what is the age limit? Who can sell? If a three year old needs a kidney, can another toddler provide one? Is it ethically acceptable or morally disgusting to sell a child's organ for money? What if their family is in a situation where that is the only way they can buy food for the child? Or an even more disturbing possibility: could someone take their pregnancy to term only to sell their baby's body like an organ farm? We have to wonder what kind of consent is needed, who owns organs and where we draw the line.
Posted by: AnonymousNo, because if there is a legal demand for a product, then there has to be a supply to fill that demand.
If selling human organs becomes legal, it means there has to be some legal way for a company to acquire those organs. Given their rarity, the price would be high, and it would mean no one would want to donate their organs for free anymore. It would turn the already stressed organ donor market to dust, and go a step further to allowing only the rich to get organ transplants.
Posted by: H_BairdThe affirmative side is saying "we have a right" when we don't.
Tell me where in the Constitution where it says we have a right to do WHATEVER we want with our body. You are presuming we have that right and if an organ can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars, no one is going to buy them therefore this plan will not accomplish in saving "many" lives.
Posted by: AnonymousAre you crazy?!
Can you not READ?! Everything mentioned on the right hand side is so valid! A corrupt society where the rich are healthy and the poor are dying and people are going around killing babies and stealing old people's hearts! Is THAT the world you wish your grandchildren and their grandchildren etc. to live in? A dark and messed up world like that? With mothers crying to the heavens "Why?! WHY?!" Do YOU want to be responsible for making the world this way? I sure don't. Therefore I, as an intelligent intellectual who happens to care for the future of this world, will opt against legalizing the sale of human organs. And if you have any common sense you will do the same.
Posted by: AnonymousIt's wrong to get money for something you should donate.
Your donation can save a life. That's something special, to know you saved a life and didn't ask for anything in return. What if you could save maybe someone's life but they couldn't pay for the organ? What are you going to do? Just let that person die? That's wrong.
Posted by: AnonymousI do not believe that the sale of human organs should be legal because the current system is the safest method for organ donation.
The sale of human organs should not be legalized. The current method of obtaining organs for transplant is the safest method for the recipient and the donor. While there is a great need for donors, a black market for human organs would benefit no one.
Posted by: SlayrKalleALL FOR THE RICH NONE FOR THE POOR
If organ selling became legal, only the ones who could afford it would get it. Many cant even afford to go to the dr or buy their medication. Can you imagine, what the cost of organs would be? Open your eyes and look at our gas prices.........God forbid anyone who is not wealthy to need a transplant.
Posted by: AnonymousNo, I disagree that the sale of human organs should be legal, because there are many repercussions.
No, I disagree that the sale of human organs should be legal, because there are many repercussions. First, everyone has the right to have their life saved. People give their organs as charity. If one can not afford an organ, then what option do they have left? Second, crime rates will go up, because people's organs are worth lots of money.
Posted by: SecondNoel50It will increase murder
If the sale of human organs was legalized, it would increase murder. If someone is low on money, they will be tempted to kill because they can make up to 312,000 on a lung. They would make a lot of money off that person. But now one more person is dead to save another, what is the point of this?
Posted by: AnonymousThe sale of human organs should not be legal because making it so would increase crime and establish a black market of human organs.
A person should be allowed to donate freely of his or her organs, but there should not be a price tag attached. If the sale of human organs were to be allowed, it would soon follow that a black market would be created, organs would go to the highest bidder, and crimes would be committed to find organs to sell.
Posted by: OnfBIeakNo. Its dangerous.
You know who's going to be selling their organs? Poor people! They'll be so desperate for money that they'll sell their own kidneys. Well, a kidney. This is just another way for the rich to buy themselves a better life at the expense of the poor. Such a law is dangerous.
Posted by: Anonymoussale or kidnapping of children from poor families
If this law is remouved it will open an entire new section in the black market. People will be kidnaping or selling and buying babies and children, kepping them alive untill full grown and then slaughter them for profit. No one will be asking questions about who its forom because its legal.
Posted by: tallest1Nathaniel CD II
Allowing people to sale human organs will cause more murder cases. For example, reports from the World Health Organization say that in India, a kidney fetches around $20,000, in China, buyers will pay $40,000 or more and a good, healthy kidney from Israel, goes for $160,000. That being said will be enough for someone to kill and take other human organs.
Posted by: AnonymousThe sale of human organs would encourage the worst kind of abuses against the individual.
When considering the sale of human organs, you have to think about the individual and what type of situation would influence someone to actually sell an organ. Also, would people have the right to keep their organs if they are in a coma when they could be sold and help cover medical expenses? Would parents have the right to sell their children's organs? The sale of human organs would open the door to violations of individual rights that civilized society shouldn't allow.
Posted by: babydoll93Increases killing rate.
If the selling of organs was legalized, there would be an increased rate of murders. There is also the possibility that you could receive a bad organ, risking your life. Only the rich would be able to afford the organs if it was legal to put them up on the market. There are multiple risks of infection, disease, bacteria, and even fatalities. There is a reason that selling organs isn't legal, they're only keeping it illegal for our benefit.
Posted by: AnonymousThe sale of human organs should not be legal, because it could start dangerous trends of harvesting organs without people's consent.
When it comes to the human body, there should be many laws in place to help protect people's safety. If selling human organs were legal, there could be many companies that might seize on this as a money-making opportunity. And, to do so, they might infringe on the rights, and even bodily safety, of people who have not chosen to give organs.
Posted by: PaleMasonThe sale of human organs should not be legal because it would be abused.
It's ok for teachers to go on strike because that right should not be denied to anyone. Poor people who have poor access to healthcare would be the most vulnerable to temptation to sell their organs and what money they would gain in the short term would not be worth the cost to their health in the long run. They would be taken advantage of by unscrupulous brokers.
Posted by: H0bi3InvaderHuman health is more important than money.
I think that selling an organ is wrong. It doesn't matter what is your reason. One thing you have to realize that your body plays an important part, without it you will not be healthy. Would you rather have money and not living healthy or would you rather live healthy but with no money. If you say "Yes" to the first one, that means you don't give value to your body. You don't care about your health. And you think that your life has no meaning. But if you say "Yes" to the second one, that means you love your life as well as your health. And that's what everyone should be considerate of.
Posted by: AnonymousEasily corrupted into the rich's favour
It could easily lead to the farming of poorer people who then feel the need sell their own body to be able to obtain more money. It also means that those with healthy organs could easily be pressured into donation, with debts potentially being paid through flesh, just like in the Elizabethan Era and although this would be for a more benefial cause, it is still archaic and it really objectifies the human body.
Posted by: AnonymousWe have to make it illegal for our safety.
Today, we have many businesses. Human organs may also become parts of business. If the government gives permission for doing this, many people will increasingly die without any reasons. Otherwise, people will wait their turn. I think it's a crazy idea to start this business. We have to refuse to let it happen.
Posted by: AnonymousRational thinking girl
The danger of it all: There are many reasons as to why we should legalize this matter. You say that our side is easily dismissed then how will that stop the increasing rate of killing. Of course there are black markets that sell organs but oh well. If it was legalized their will be more abduction than usually, but the primary reason will be for your organs. Its a shame how all mankind think money is everything. Now I'm not rich and I will not just willingly let anyone take my kidney just for money. You never know if you may need it....Or even how you will feel after it. MONEY MONEY MONEY is all people think of and its highly stupid!! Disease will be more frequent because with all the people willing to donate there is no way in hell that they will check for diseases....But I guess if you like passing your disease around be happy but I think it utterly sad how stupid mankind can be just for a little money.
Posted by: AnonymousNo it is unethical.
It will give us a wrong customary practices like sati which was in theory was good but later on, this dying became stigma to the society and women were forced to burn themselves. We can't allow sale of human organ on any account. Sale of human organs is already banned legally. If it is being allowed then the sanctity of human life will be lowered and people will be pressured to die for their organs for various reasons. Sometime by their own family members.
Posted by: AnonymousOther Possible Approaches
Rather than giving financial incentives there are other possible approaches to resolving the issue or at least having a better outcome. Perhaps adopting Europe's implied consent meaning you are a donor unless you state otherwise, therefore when people pass away or are deemed palliative and are on life support their organs will automatically be donated which is working much better then what is going on here in Canada and in the States. They have a higher rate of donors for this exact reason.
Posted by: jacyntheThey most definitely should not.
I don't believe it is fair for people who can not afford this to go through the pain of needing an organ. Life was given to us free and we should also give life free. When we can. This will only benefit the rich in a long run and that is not fair for the rest of the underclass race.
Posted by: AnonymousRegeneration of Organs
Some organs can be regenerated such as the bone marrow, blood and the liver. If an organ market is introduced, people will try and sell anything they possibly can, as they do not care what form necessary money comes in. As humans, we usually look for the easy way out, and clearly the easy way out is not regenerating organs, but instead buying them off the market. You’re saying that we should legalize organ selling because it is already happening; well if you think about it murder is already happening you want to legalize that as well now?
Posted by: AnonymousNo, then you're letting social status determine a person's right to live.
If human organs were to go up for sale they would be so unaffordable that the wealthiest families would have a monopoly on them. And, then, the organs would be used with less discretion. Someone who wants a transplant so that their life could be made easier, maybe they could quit taking medication twice a day, could buy an organ. At the same time, someone who needs an organ to sustain their life can't afford it. Then, there's the ongoing possibilities of criminal activity surrounding the sell of human organs. Black market, harvesting of organs, murder, etc... In my book, it just sounds immoral and not humane.
Posted by: MohaI0v35No because it would provoke "bad" people to kill or kidnap more people for their organs.
In this world, all the things we can sell, we find on the Internet. Also, we can find more easily things in the black market. If we accept the legalization of selling organs, we are provoking that the "bad" people kill or kidnap more people to get their organs to sell them. It is for that reason that I think it's not the right thing to legalize the selling of organs.
Posted by: AnonymousHas humanity lost its humanity?
The very idea of debating whether or not to legalize the sale of human organs is offensive, repugnant, and insane! Has humanity lost its humanity? Have we become carnivores where the strong, the powerful and the rich devour the weak, the poor and helpless vulnerable?
If we continue in this path, we shall devour ourselves to extinction sooner than later.Posted by: AnonymousOur bodies and our lives are the most precious thing we have.
God made us in His image so that we could do wonderful things in His name. He made all life, so how could we destroy it willingly. How could we allow the poor to go without safe organ transplants while the rich pay their way to wellness? How could we make a heart or a brain worth thousands only to allow mass murder to make cash on the side? This is a much deeper issue than what it is made.
Posted by: AnonymousI oppose the sale of human organs because it encourages immoral means of obtaining organs for profit.
I believe in today's society people will rob, steal and murder if money is involved. The sale of human organs would be another means of these types of people to illegally or immorally obtain organs like by purchasing a kidney from a poor human. It is just a very bad idea to buy and sale human organs.
Posted by: EueChosenI believe the sale of human organs should remain illegal.
The legal sale of human organs could have horrible consequences. Think about the horrid things some people will for money as is. If the sale of human organs is legal and say a particular organ is worth a lot of money. There will be sociopaths who murder and dismember innocent people to collect a paycheck from their organs.
Posted by: esmond10I oppose the legalization of the sale of human organs. This would lead to a situation where only the rich could obtain an organ transplant.
Currently, except where organs are donated by a match or by family members, organs go to the person who is at the top of the list when organs become available. If organs could be purchased, the most needy would not be able to get a transplant unless they had the cash to purchase the available organ. This would result in organs going to people who have no chance of actually surviving, just because the person had money to buy an organ. This is, in my opinion, a terrible outcome. If a person has no real chance of surviving, even with a new organ, they will not be able to get an organ. If they can buy the organ, the people who would be best able to survive, will die unless they can buy an organ.
Posted by: 5kyErtoI do not agree that the sale of organs should be for sale, a persons life should not be measured by the care they can afford.
If selling organs began legal then only those who are truly rich would get any organs. People would also want to remove organs from anyone to make a quick buck. When dealing with life you should be afforded the same services as the next man. If your kidney failed and you need a transplant and couldn't afford to buy a new kidney then you have no hope. Heath care shouldn't be about money it should truly be about making a person well.
Posted by: C0ImEIiteThe privatization of human organizations is, for lack of a better term, inhumane.
Selling human organs to the highest bidder is a practice which many think is carried out only in dark alleys. In reality, some people are bumped up on organ receiving lists through charitable contributions to hospitals. Practices like these are immoral and akin to actually selling an organ. The outright sale of an organ should never take place, and everyone is entitled to an equal opportunity for their life to be saved.
Posted by: LiterateWarrenIt violates side constraints
The government is not autonomous. If we are to believe that the individuals within the government may not use the social contract to cause bodily harm on another, then an individual entering into a contract for the sale of organs may not enter into such a contract either. our government is nothing but a social contract between individuals, if the social contract does not allow the use of force against you then you cannot initiate the same force against yourself through individual contacts. It is not that an individual does not own their kidneys. It is a matter that the other individual does not have the right to use your body parts in that way. The government is a force of the collective upon you, if an individual is allowed to do it, then the government will be allowed to do it since the government is nothing but individuals making decisions for the collective.
Posted by: AnonymousGetting organs from people should not be legal.
Getting organs from people should not be legal because I consider it to be very dangerous and thoughtless. The reason I think this is because if someone donates an organ and then something goes wrong for whatever reason such as maybe the operation doesn't go right, it would be the doctors and your fault. However it would mainly be yours because you allowed it to happen.
Posted by: AnonymousBecause of the potential trafficking, the sale of human organs should be illegal.
The sale of human organs should be illegal. If you legalize the sale of human organs, what is to stop and increase in the trafficking of individuals simply for the value of their organs. If a third party could benefit monetarily from such a sale, the potential for loss of life in order to procure the organ would increase. Wealthy individuals could pay for a needed organ possibly buying organs from individuals who will sell them in order to make money even at the expense of their own health. Where as an individual who was poor would be unable to pay for an organ that could save their life.
Posted by: 5h4n3GotIt exploits those who cannot turn anywhere else.
Those poorer people in LEDCs may end up having no other alternative to turn to other than selling their organs for enough money to feed their families. While it is good that they will receive money to help support themselves and their families, they will be exploited. They will receive very little money for something so life-changing and those who sell the organ to patients will make enormous profits.
Posted by: AnonymousAre you kidding ???
There are some very stupid people in the world, so stupid that they would give away their brain for 100 dollars. You under estimate the stupidity of people when you say yes to this. They may even give away both of their kidneys not understanding what that means. There is always 1 undeniable fact. PEOPLE ARE STUPID.
Posted by: Anonymous