Organ donation affects hundreds of thousands of people and their families worldwide. At the end of October 2008‚ more than 100‚000 people were waiting for an organ in the United States alone. Unfortunately‚ the number of donors is nowhere near that figure. The development of organ transplantation as a standard medical procedure denotes that there is a substantial demand for organs than is adequate to fulfill the current needs (Barber 234). If the organs were readily available as needed‚ thousands
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Legalize Organ Sales In MacKay’s essay‚ “Organ Sales Will Save Lives‚” she states that legalizing the sale of human organs will save millions of lives. Instead of prohibiting the sale of human organs‚ she believes the government should make it legal and manage the process. Kidney transplantation or dialysis is the only treatments available for people suffering from renal failure (MacKay 157). Dialysis is temporary and it has horrific side effects. Whereas‚ a kidney transplant offers a permanent
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Should abortion be legal? That is one of the looming questions in politics and society. There are many people today who believe abortion should be illegal because it is the murder of an unborn baby. People state that an unborn baby is still a human being and that they also deserve the right to their own life (Abortion ProCon.org). Abortion is a right that does not need to be controlled by the government. Abortion should be a choice that women have that allows them to control their own bodies. According
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Whether human organs should be bought and sold‚ it really up to the person who is willing to go ahead with it. However‚ based on economics I think that human organs should be available for those that need them. An example would have to be that with our kidneys‚ we are able to live with only one of them‚ and if there was someone that we matched their blood type could we honestly say that we would refuse them one if their life were in the balance? I do also think that based on the economic part
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to presume people want to donate their organs unless they specifically say otherwise. Under current law‚ people give permission to donate their organs by checking a box on their driver’s licenses or filling out a donor card. The legislation‚ introduced by Assemblyman Richard Brodsky‚ a Westchester Democrat‚ is in two parts: the first step would end the right of the next of kin to challenge the decisions of their dead or dying relatives to donate their organs. In a second measure‚ which is far
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Richard A. Epstein Thinking the Unthinkable: Organ Sales Richard A. Epstein puts forth a very convincing argument on selling organs; he brings up many factors which could persuade you to think the way he does on the issue of selling organs. Epstein argues that we should legalize selling organs. He presents both sides of the argument as well as a rebuttal to the opposite side of the issue. Epstein also argues many different factors which could lead you to disagree with him‚ arguments which
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ro & Con Arguments: "Should Abortion Be Legal?" PRO Legal Abortion The US Supreme Court has declared abortion to be a "fundamental right" guaranteed by the US Constitution. The landmark abortion case Roe v. Wade‚ decided on Jan. 22‚ 1973 in favor of abortion rights‚ remains the law of the land. The 7-2 decision stated that the Constitution gives "a guarantee of certain areas or zones of privacy‚" and that "This right of privacy... is broad enough to encompass a woman’s decision whether or
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Animal Testing should be banned‚ it is unnecessary and cruel to test on living creatures. I believe that animals should not be breed in the laboratories only to be used as an experiment project. Using animals such as rabbits‚ rats‚ and dogs to test on makeup products and injecting drugs into them seems unreasonable since who are we to decide their fate? One essay I came across in the book is “Organ Sales Will Save Lives” by Joanna MacKay. This essay is truly inspirational‚ it gives a second side
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Turner 1 Barry Turner Neal Peters English 101 29 April 2013 Should it be legal In 1978 the state legislators of New Mexico made a law allowing physicians to prescribe marijuana to patients suffering from nausea caused by chemotherapy‚ much of this due to the efforts of a cancer patient by the name of Lynn Pierson. The Federal government modified the law to make it comply with IND regulations requiring a research program. The FDA also demanded many studies
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Should abortion Be Legal Should abortion be legal‚ such a strong question that is asked across the world today and for so many years now! Have you been raped or involved in incest relations before? Should the young girl or woman have a chose carrying an innocent child formed by such cruel behaviors like rape (date rape)? There are so many questions and feelings concerning abortion. But perhaps maybe if someone would wear an individual shoe just for few minutes
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