Arguments Against Organ Sale
Introduction:
The issue being discussed is should there be a market in human organs. According to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, there are currently 86,445 people waiting for kidney transplantation, while only 7,000 people are available as kidney donors. The debate under construction is of an ethical concern. Is it right or wrong to market human organs? There are opposing positions on this issue. Each has many pretenses and personal and strong rationale for their defense on this topic. The question at hand is the idea of treating human organs as commodities morally concerning to you? First of all, the argument attempts to establish a moral difference between selling and donating.
The first position we will discuss is offered by Sally Satel. She argues against the guiding …show more content…
In the second article, it concludes no we should not be allowed to sell organs. They provide education on supply and demand. A market is the best way to allocate a scarce resource. However, due to distribution inequity and imperfect information alters any policy of allowing payment for organs from live donors. Arguments against organ sale are thus grounded in two broad considerations: (1) sale is contrary to human dignity, and (2) sale violates equity.(Kaebnick, 2001) Selling organs of dead people raise grave concerns about commodification of human bodies. Human dignity is an expression of the human content of Homo sapiens. It is an expression of the properties or virtues due to which a human creature is known as a human being. These are the characteristic or attributes that are unique to the human race and not possessed by any other living form. They argue that as a whole with so many factors that it is ever doubtful to have a well-functioning free market. This article supports their position by saying simply a free market will not function well. This is supported by the need for information. In order to be effective, we need to be able to evaluate
The issue being discussed is should there be a market in human organs. According to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, there are currently 86,445 people waiting for kidney transplantation, while only 7,000 people are available as kidney donors. The debate under construction is of an ethical concern. Is it right or wrong to market human organs? There are opposing positions on this issue. Each has many pretenses and personal and strong rationale for their defense on this topic. The question at hand is the idea of treating human organs as commodities morally concerning to you? First of all, the argument attempts to establish a moral difference between selling and donating.
The first position we will discuss is offered by Sally Satel. She argues against the guiding …show more content…
In the second article, it concludes no we should not be allowed to sell organs. They provide education on supply and demand. A market is the best way to allocate a scarce resource. However, due to distribution inequity and imperfect information alters any policy of allowing payment for organs from live donors. Arguments against organ sale are thus grounded in two broad considerations: (1) sale is contrary to human dignity, and (2) sale violates equity.(Kaebnick, 2001) Selling organs of dead people raise grave concerns about commodification of human bodies. Human dignity is an expression of the human content of Homo sapiens. It is an expression of the properties or virtues due to which a human creature is known as a human being. These are the characteristic or attributes that are unique to the human race and not possessed by any other living form. They argue that as a whole with so many factors that it is ever doubtful to have a well-functioning free market. This article supports their position by saying simply a free market will not function well. This is supported by the need for information. In order to be effective, we need to be able to evaluate