During the same period 84 people died on the waiting list. If we had a policy that said we did not use the lungs of those who had smoked, then the number of lung transplants carried out would have been significantly lower.
I think that cases like these demonstrate the need for an organ sale market. Surely someone would want the smoker's lungs, and they could probably get them at a discount price. And those who wanted to hold out for a non-smoker's lungs could do so as well.
I think that would be much better than the current system of some people randomly getting good donated lungs, some people randomly getting bad donated lungs, and some people not getting new lungs at all because they die before they reach the top of the waiting list.
Let's put organs up for sale to the highest bidder. That'll work just fine.
Instead of making juvenile sarcastic comments that clearly display your lack of intellect, perhaps you'd care to explain what problems you foresee with such a system so that I can address them.
Instead of making juvenile sarcastic comments that clearly display your lack of intellect, perhaps you'd care to explain what problems you foresee with such a system so that I can address them.
I like it.Let's put organs up for sale to the highest bidder. That'll work just fine.
So, you don't believe that people's organs are private property, then?I think creating a market for organs is an horrifying idea. It will invetabely lead to some monstruosities like organ harvesting in poor countries, transplant only to the few richest people, corruption/black market, etc..
This is already happening and would only get worse.
The system described is of course not perfect, but the only applicable when the demand far exceeds the offer.
The ethical implications of officializing a market for organs are scary, to say the least...
:damn I wish I was a thought provokingly perceptive as you are:respekt::respekt:The world's not perfect, life isn't certain and death is inevitable
So, you don't believe that people's organs are private property, then?
ebay!!!!!!Let's put organs up for sale to the highest bidder. That'll work just fine.
Erica,Apst has allready placed his organ for sale on ebay, its in the river fishing bait section, bids start at 5 cents, buy it now is 3 cents, with free p&p.ebay!!!!!!
I think creating a market for organs is an horrifying idea. It will invetabely lead to some monstruosities like organ harvesting in poor countries, transplant only to the few richest people, corruption/black market, etc..
This is already happening and would only get worse.
The system described is of course not perfect, but the only applicable when the demand far exceeds the offer.
The ethical implications of officializing a market for organs are scary, to say the least...
Erica,Apst has allready placed his organ for sale on ebay, its in the river fishing bait section, bids start at 5 cents, buy it now is 3 cents, with free p&p.
It has been said that the proof of ownership of anything, is the ability to legitimately sell it.Well you can separate the problem in 2 categories:
Ante mortem: well you could say, in a weird sort of way that people's organs are their private property, but it cannot be traded in any form. It can be given eventually, but you cannot reduce an organ to an simple object that can be traded.
post mortem: definately no because 1) they don't care anymore and 2) a human being, even after death and in part, is not a good. If you consider that a person's organs are his property, would it be legated after death? "Great! my hubby his dead! now I herited all his body parts and will make a ton of money selling it all! Even better, he was in good health! now I'm rich! :shock:"
Brrrr
Organ shortages can be resolved with mandated donation laws, and further funding put into stem cell research for organ replacement labs.
Organ shortages can be resolved with mandated donation laws, and further funding put into stem cell research for organ replacement labs.
Organs are private property. They're yours until you die as long as they remain in your body, then what happens to your corpse falls to next of kin if you didn't leave behind a will. In most of the Western world, you can indicate on your driver's license that you want organs donated. This is your post-mortem consent. Not enough people are doing it though.
I would be against an organ market. What I'd be in favor of would be age restrictions, and those are pretty much already in place. Old people should not be getting replacement organs. Everyone else will get them on a first come, first serve basis.
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