National Organ Transplant Act

Every single year 4,000 people die waiting to receive a kidney alone. Thousands more die waiting on the organ donor list. It is the desperate need to survive that has caused people to do immeasurable things, even if it’s illegal. The organ sales on the black market is a very real thing. Obviously, there is a great need for organs, so is the global market for organ sales the answer? This is a complicated and delicate question to pose because many believe that a for profit system cannot exist without exploiting the poor and underprivileged. However, is the need for the market so great that society should be willing to take that risk? Is the fear of death so great, that you would go to jail in order to keep living? This paper will portray different
What is the incentive for people to donate? Many believe that if the buying and selling of organs becomes legal, that this would be a unique way of not only saving thousands of lives every year, but also allowing many people to be pulled out of poverty and live a life where one’s family is provided for (Shafer and Cunningham, 2011). The final argument against allowing for monetary compensation for organ donation is that many maintain desperate people do desperate things. This means that people may choose to donate even though it is against their better judgement, thus making the action less voluntary. However, medical experts say that there must be a level of consent and understanding for the danger that the donor will undergo during this process. Consent means that they must understand the risks, as well as, the reward and be willing to undergo the process. Any hesitation would undermine consent and would void the process (Wilkinson,
I believe that under certain circumstances, I can understand the need for the black market. There are so many facts and angles to consider when looking into organ donation and sales. Clearly, there is a great need or there would not be a black market in the first place.
It is hard to imagine a family or friend that has not been touched by the tragedy of knowing someone who has desperately needed a transplant. My uncle was diagnosed with Hepatitis C about six years ago. We watched as this man we loved deteriorated before our very eyes. It seemed as though every single day was worse than the last. His eyes and skin began to yellow, and the weight started to fall off of him, like it never belonged there in the first place. Suddenly, my uncle was completely consumed by a body that was failing him; and there was absolutely nothing we could do about