while the person who sell their organ is happy because they get big amount of money and the person who receive the organ is happy too because they get what they need.
2007-02-28 08:35:50 · 3 answers · asked by kuninkinunk 2 in Social Science ➔ Economics
because happiness is not always a question of utility and we dont all live perfect, happy, carefree lives. A poor man in deperate need may be "better off" by selling a part of his liver, but the law says he can't, because if we allowed him to make such a transaction it would be highly unethical and generally detrimental to society. Basically, its an ethics question call. You can ask by the same reasoning: why do we not allow prostetution? After all the woman/man is happy to have sex for money, and the guy (lets face it its always a guy) is happy to pay the money to get the "services", but we dont allow for that kind of transaction because we believe that (a) such a transaction exploits the prostitute (b) it is unethical to sell ones body. The same applies to organ transplants.
2007-02-28 11:55:44 · answer #1 · answered by brad p 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mostly because of all the criminal activity. There have been cases where a person has been kidnapped, taken away, sedated, and an organ removed. If there's a buck to be made, believe me these scum bags will do anything for a dollar.
2007-02-28 16:43:57 · answer #2 · answered by sparks 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It should not. And stories of kidnapping and organ stealing are bogus. You got a better chance of getting hit by a meteor and a train at the same time.
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2007-02-28 20:19:43 · answer #3 · answered by Zak 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋