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    An organ transplant is the moving of a whole or partial organ from one body to another for the purpose of replacing the recipient’s failing or damaged organ. Organ donors can be living or deceased. The sources of organ transplants can be from individuals over the age of 18 who indicate their desire to be an organ donor by signing a donor card or telling their family members. Relatives can also donate a deceased family member’s organs and tissues even if the family member is under the age of 18

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    Where we think of organ donations‚ we think of admirable‚ selflessness‚ heroism‚ agony and the loss of life. Organ donation is a lot more; it is a huge decision made that will ultimately impact some one’s life and the lives of others. Of all aspects in modern day medicine‚ none is more debated or met with more scrutiny and the cho8ice one makes will lead to one’s personal beliefs. Currently there are more than 84‚000 men‚ women and children waiting on the organ donor transplant list. Their chances

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    Commercialization of Organ Transplants I. Introduction: The following report contains a summary of the arguments for and against the commercialization of transplants found in the research. Formulation on the position of which the debate of whether or not the sale of organs should be permitted is presented. There is the defense of moral judgment with a moral argument along with the identification of the moral principle that is appealing to the moral argument. Followed by‚ the normative theory

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    COMMERCIALIZATION OF ORGAN TRANSPLANTS Student: Patrick Frost Instructor: Professor Edwin Martinez del Rio Business Ethics 309 October 21‚ 2013 Strayer University COMMERCIALIZATION OF ORGAN TRANSPLANTS Arguments in favor of organ commercialization Commercialization of human organs from consenting adults will lead to an increase in the supply of organs needed for transplants (Kanniyakonil‚ 2005). The major challenge in hospitals is the lack of organs needed for transplantation to the increasing

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    you are a member of an ethics committee listening to arguments for and against altering the way in which human organs are obtained for patients in need of transplants. A new policy to allow the sale of organs by consenting individuals to patients in need and to medical institutions has been proposed. Critics argue that permitting organs to be bought and sold is unethical. You have been asked to review the arguments for and against the commercialization of organ transplants and to construct a report

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    In the article “Wanted‚ Dead or Alive? Kidney Transplants in Inmates Awaiting Execution”‚ Jacob M. Appel argues that‚ despite the criminal justice system’s view that death-row inmates deserve to die‚ they should be given the same opportunity to extend their life as anyone else. “The United States Supreme Court has held since 1976 that prison inmates are entitled to the same medical treatment as the free public” (645). “When it comes to healthcare‚ ‘bad people’ are as equal as the rest of us” (646)

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    Commercialization of Organ Transplants I’ve recently done research regarding the commercialization of Organ Transplants. I’ve found many arguments for and against this subject. Some individuals find the act to be unethical‚ and other’s think it will save lives. The problem is that a new policy was proposed to allow sale of organs by consenting individuals to patients in need and to medical institutions. When it comes to the subject of human organs‚ there are a few ethical

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    I will not survive‚ I need a heart transplant! "My people believe we come out whole and we have to be buried whole so any decision to donate organs is really hard. But those who have first-hand experience of the need for organ donation for themselves‚ family or friends understand how important it is. “ (Take a step back) This is the story of one girl‚ who was lucky enough to receive one of the few heart transplants in New Zealand last year. Unlike many organ recipients Kura Mac Dowell has met

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    countries from Singapore to Israel are launching innovative new programs to boost organ donation. Alex Tabarrok on paying donors for kidneys‚ favoritism on waiting lists and the shifting line between life and death.] Harvesting human organs for sale! The idea suggests the lurid world of horror movies and 19th-century graverobbers. Yet right now‚ Singapore is preparing to pay donors as much as $50‚000 for their organs. Iran has eliminated waiting lists for kidneys entirely by paying its citizens to

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    Steven Howard What organs and tissues have successfully been ransplanted since 1950? 1954: First successful kidney transplant by Joseph Murray (Boston‚ U.S.A.) 1966: First successful pancreas transplant by Richard Lillehei and William Kelly (Minnesota‚ U.S.A.) 1967: First successful liver transplant by Thomas Starzl (Denver‚ U.S.A.) 1967: First successful heart transplant by Christiaan Barnard (Cape Town‚ South Africa) 1970: First successful monkey head transplant by Robert White (Cleveland‚ U

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