Organ Donation Persuasive Essay
In the field of medical science, organ donation is a popular procedure that saves many lives. With every development that is deemed perfect, there is a great flaw. As people are saved with a new kidney or heart, more die waiting for a transplant. An absence of donors has led to an alternative that has sparked more controversy than well-being. Although organ harvesting impedes our right to life, further advancements have the possibility of saving lives and alternatives to donors, such as convicts.
Organ harvesting has resulted in countless deaths and life-threatening injuries, such as a six year old boy in China who was found with both his eyes removed, or here in the United States where a Georgia teen’s corpse was found stuffed with newspaper since his brain and vital organs had been removed, (Archer, Dale). Organ harvesting has aspects in which people view as immoral and overall evil. Americans today often turn a blind eye to this subject because they believe the practice is only foreign. However, organ harvesting has further imbedded itself into American medical practices, occurring more and more as the years progress. Michael Mastromarino, an oral surgeon and …show more content…
owner of Biomedical Tissue Services confessed to stealing organs and tampering with autopsy reports (Goldman, Adam), even the most trusted professionals cannot be trusted to preserve our bodies.
Although organ harvesting can cause tragic injuries and death, there are benefits of recycling the parts of criminals on death row.
At certain prisons in China, the government often salvages organs ceased from death row inmates (Getlen, Larry). As convicts continue to break laws, perhaps their rights should be invoked, thus allowing the government to redistribute organs those desperately in need. Death row inmates have committed such heinous crimes that they have no right to impede on saving lives. Adding to that, black market sales produce major profit in which organ harvesting it its number one resource. The average kidney buyer in the United States goes for about $120,000 (Havocscope), that’s enough money to buy a 2010 Ferrari plus you’re saving the life of another person who needs an organ
transplant.
With all the problems as well as benefits resulting from organ harvesting, a solution between the two must arise. Eighteen people die every day waiting to receive an organ transplant (Archer, Dale), while prisoners get to have access to free health care, three meals a day, public access as well as social interaction with other inmates, living their lives just as healthy and free as people on the outside. With that, death row victims and other inmates should be obliged to donate their organs after their date of execution to allow for a larger amount of organs to save those on the list who are desperate.
Overall, the solution of organ harvesting remains within the hands of government willingness to evaluate the importance of repeat offenders versus the just and innocent. Organ harvesting has the potential to save many lives if used ethically.
Organ harvesting has resulted in countless deaths and life-threatening injuries, such as a six year old boy in China who was found with both his eyes removed, or here in the United States where a Georgia teen’s corpse was found stuffed with newspaper since his brain and vital organs had been removed, (Archer, Dale). Organ harvesting has aspects in which people view as immoral and overall evil. Americans today often turn a blind eye to this subject because they believe the practice is only foreign. However, organ harvesting has further imbedded itself into American medical practices, occurring more and more as the years progress. Michael Mastromarino, an oral surgeon and …show more content…
owner of Biomedical Tissue Services confessed to stealing organs and tampering with autopsy reports (Goldman, Adam), even the most trusted professionals cannot be trusted to preserve our bodies.
Although organ harvesting can cause tragic injuries and death, there are benefits of recycling the parts of criminals on death row.
At certain prisons in China, the government often salvages organs ceased from death row inmates (Getlen, Larry). As convicts continue to break laws, perhaps their rights should be invoked, thus allowing the government to redistribute organs those desperately in need. Death row inmates have committed such heinous crimes that they have no right to impede on saving lives. Adding to that, black market sales produce major profit in which organ harvesting it its number one resource. The average kidney buyer in the United States goes for about $120,000 (Havocscope), that’s enough money to buy a 2010 Ferrari plus you’re saving the life of another person who needs an organ
transplant.
With all the problems as well as benefits resulting from organ harvesting, a solution between the two must arise. Eighteen people die every day waiting to receive an organ transplant (Archer, Dale), while prisoners get to have access to free health care, three meals a day, public access as well as social interaction with other inmates, living their lives just as healthy and free as people on the outside. With that, death row victims and other inmates should be obliged to donate their organs after their date of execution to allow for a larger amount of organs to save those on the list who are desperate.
Overall, the solution of organ harvesting remains within the hands of government willingness to evaluate the importance of repeat offenders versus the just and innocent. Organ harvesting has the potential to save many lives if used ethically.