why should it be legal to sell an organ?

Question

let's say that a poor 21 year old girl needs a liver or she'll die in about 6 to 9 months...well a 79 year old rich woman needs bys the organ for herself...well who needs the organ more??? the old woman or the young girl...that is why i think that it should be illegal to sell organs...if they were donated in this case then the rightful person would have recieved the organ...

Answer 1

Because it has been documented that there is a black market
that actually harvests organs from poor or imprisoned people- China, and India are couple . It's called unethical

Answer 2

Hmm. The example you just provided makes me think the opposite -- that a rich woman (who is older, more likely to die sooner and probably has other health problems) can buy what someone else needs more. I don't know who you think the "rightful person" is, but it seems like I would choose the younger woman over the older just on principle.

That's exactly why I think it's better that you CAN'T buy them -- because two people can't ethically agree on who is most in need or who is less deserving of life, and certainly more than two people would only increase the disagreements. A list is the most fair; that way, whomever is on the list first can get one first.

Answer 3

Who needs the organ more? The young girl?

Or a rich old woman?

Or a poor old woman?
Or a poor young woman?
Or a poor black young woman?
Or a depressed, poor, black young mother of 2?

If you can sell organs, the poor people are S.O.L.

This issue becomes complicated. Personally, I don't believe death should have financial incentives.

Answer 4

Most people donate organs to help people. They have no reward other than knowing they helped someone.

Now, most people who would sell their organs are not the same type of people who donate now. Not even close.

If someone wants to sell their organs, fine by me. It's their body. But the people who still want to help others would likely continue to donate.

Answer 5

no longer likely, say you're heavily injured and must be stored, yet whilst they permit you die the hospital can then sell your organs for a cool million.... might you elect to risk it? How approximately incredibly anybody can sell any organ... you're walking down the line with a demonstration that announces $a million,000,000 for areas. might you experience risk-free everywhere?

Answer 6

I think it should be up to the person who lost the organ.
I personally would rather have my organ(s) given away by need, in the case of my untimely demise. But I can see how someone might want to give their family a little compensation after death.

Answer 7

No one at this time in the US believes selling organs makes sense.

Answer 8

You should be allowed to do whatever you want with your own bodily organs.