Business Ethics: Commercialization Of Organ Transplants
Commercialization of Organ Transplants
Kristyn Shrader
Professor
Business Ethics
5/3/14
As a member of the ethics committee, I have been asked to review the arguments for and against the commercialization of organ transplants. This report will be review these arguments and construct my suggested plan of action. Before any research was done regarding this topic, it is known by many that there is a shortage of available organs and those that need these transplants usually have to be put on a waiting list. There is a lot of concern regarding how ethical it is to commercialize organs and if commercialization were to be legal, what development of laws and statues should be in effect for such a thing. …show more content…
It is pretty well known that there are more people that need the transplants than there are those who donate their organs to these people in need. If it is believed that the donation of organs is a desirable social aim, then if altruism is insufficient to meet the need, there may be justification for compensating the family for donated organs. Otherwise, it may be possible to allow arrangements whereby a person is able to make a binding arrangement to donate their body after death, in return for some benefit during their lifetime. (Thomas. 2001) One argument argues that there are many more people needing organs than donors available and many healthy organs are buried or cremated and that it seems that this is a waste of resource that might be used to improve the life of others. Organ donation is consistent with the beliefs of most major religions. This includes Roman Catholicism, Islam, most branches of Judaism and most Protestant faith. (Mayo Clinic. …show more content…
In today’s society we have a split opinion when it comes to the moral standards and whether commercialization of organs for transplantations is right or wrong. If one decides to donate their organs for transplantations, they have made the moral decision to do so because it provides a positive outcome. I feel that if I can save someone’s life when I am no longer existent, then why not do so? This would be trying to show the moral standard from a more generally accepted view.
Normative theory is a theory which seeks to describe statements about what is correct and incorrect, desirable or unwanted, just or unfair in society. In this case, the most desirable outcome is to help the living by being able to provide organs to them for transplantations commercially. Utilitarianism is a moral philosophy that states that the right action in any given situation is that which causes the greatest amount of happiness or utility overall, and is the philosophy in which stance I take. If you donate your organs and save another person’s life, that creates happiness for
Kristyn Shrader
Professor
Business Ethics
5/3/14
As a member of the ethics committee, I have been asked to review the arguments for and against the commercialization of organ transplants. This report will be review these arguments and construct my suggested plan of action. Before any research was done regarding this topic, it is known by many that there is a shortage of available organs and those that need these transplants usually have to be put on a waiting list. There is a lot of concern regarding how ethical it is to commercialize organs and if commercialization were to be legal, what development of laws and statues should be in effect for such a thing. …show more content…
It is pretty well known that there are more people that need the transplants than there are those who donate their organs to these people in need. If it is believed that the donation of organs is a desirable social aim, then if altruism is insufficient to meet the need, there may be justification for compensating the family for donated organs. Otherwise, it may be possible to allow arrangements whereby a person is able to make a binding arrangement to donate their body after death, in return for some benefit during their lifetime. (Thomas. 2001) One argument argues that there are many more people needing organs than donors available and many healthy organs are buried or cremated and that it seems that this is a waste of resource that might be used to improve the life of others. Organ donation is consistent with the beliefs of most major religions. This includes Roman Catholicism, Islam, most branches of Judaism and most Protestant faith. (Mayo Clinic. …show more content…
In today’s society we have a split opinion when it comes to the moral standards and whether commercialization of organs for transplantations is right or wrong. If one decides to donate their organs for transplantations, they have made the moral decision to do so because it provides a positive outcome. I feel that if I can save someone’s life when I am no longer existent, then why not do so? This would be trying to show the moral standard from a more generally accepted view.
Normative theory is a theory which seeks to describe statements about what is correct and incorrect, desirable or unwanted, just or unfair in society. In this case, the most desirable outcome is to help the living by being able to provide organs to them for transplantations commercially. Utilitarianism is a moral philosophy that states that the right action in any given situation is that which causes the greatest amount of happiness or utility overall, and is the philosophy in which stance I take. If you donate your organs and save another person’s life, that creates happiness for