Ethical Aspects Of Transplantation Of Human Organs
SHORTAGES OF HUMAN ORGANS MEANS TERMINALLY ILL PATIENTS ARE UNABLE TO BENEFIT FROM “A JUST HEALTHCARE SYSTEM” AND HENCE DENIES THEM JUSTICE IN SOCIETY, DISCUSS.
The subject of transplant of human organs is nothing new and for the most part possesses an extensive influence and a “powerful pull on both the scholarly and the popular imagination. The act of moving body parts from one person to another provokes numerous questions about subjective meaning for donors and recipients, bioethics, and medical practice wherever it is introduced. In part this is so because transplantation calls into question normative, culturally agreed-upon categories about what constitutes life and death, self and other, gift and commodity”(Crowley-Matoka and Lock 2006, p.166).Not only are there increasing ethical concerns about what types of mechanisms to adopt to promote efficient healthcare in a just society, but there are also fiscal concerns regarding healthcare delivery in …show more content…
The use of intervention such as transplantation of a human organ from a donor or individual to another personal has to a great extent made it possible in “prolonging the lives of those fortunate enough to have received the gift of a body organ. What was once a rare and risky procedure for the privileged few has now become a well-established routine treatment and a positive option for those with organ failure. Alongside this life-saving development, there lies another sadder side to the story. That is, there are not enough organs to meet the ever-increasing demand” (Randhawa
The subject of transplant of human organs is nothing new and for the most part possesses an extensive influence and a “powerful pull on both the scholarly and the popular imagination. The act of moving body parts from one person to another provokes numerous questions about subjective meaning for donors and recipients, bioethics, and medical practice wherever it is introduced. In part this is so because transplantation calls into question normative, culturally agreed-upon categories about what constitutes life and death, self and other, gift and commodity”(Crowley-Matoka and Lock 2006, p.166).Not only are there increasing ethical concerns about what types of mechanisms to adopt to promote efficient healthcare in a just society, but there are also fiscal concerns regarding healthcare delivery in …show more content…
The use of intervention such as transplantation of a human organ from a donor or individual to another personal has to a great extent made it possible in “prolonging the lives of those fortunate enough to have received the gift of a body organ. What was once a rare and risky procedure for the privileged few has now become a well-established routine treatment and a positive option for those with organ failure. Alongside this life-saving development, there lies another sadder side to the story. That is, there are not enough organs to meet the ever-increasing demand” (Randhawa