Summary: Market Shortage Of Organs
Ethics Committee Jacqueline Denise Curry Strayer University
Business Ethics 309 Instructor Dr. Harvey Weiss
Market Shortage of Organs The purpose for the commercialization of organs for transplant is to make able to provide the availability of organs for patients/people who are in pain, and suffering, and destined to die from the terminal illness of organ failure. The number of patients in need of organs is growing, and the zero policy for organ donors does not show a sufficient response to the growing need of patients needing …show more content…
The Senate report simply stated, "It is the sense of the Committee that individuals, and organizations should not profit by the sale of human organs for transplantation" (organsell.com, 2006). Criminal activity has entered the organ market in other countries where there has been reports of kidnapping, and murder of children, and adults to harvest their organs for sale, and in India organ trafficking by clinicians, managers, and clinician centers, middle men, and even state officials are under investigation for criminal acts. This raises a concern for the loss of lives of innocent people being victimized for monetary gain, and raises a question of doubt in the legitimacy of where, how, and from who was the organ …show more content…
The loss of human dignity is the major concern when putting a price on human body parts, because of the threat of devaluing the life of a human being. My position on the debate of the commercialization of organs for transplant is that organs should not be sold. Respectively, when we go to the hospital for broken bones, and infectious insect or animal bites are just as fatal if medical treatment is not administered in a timely manner. Medical treatment is based on a need base, and organs for transplant should remain on a need bases. The best suggestions made in my opinion is by Lloyd Cohen, Ph. D., J.D. who states, "The best way to increase the supply of transplant organs is by establishing a future Market in cadaveric organs", by a contractual agreement, like the one we have here in Texas by signing the donor opt on the back of driver 's license or by approval from the family of a donor (organsell.co, 2006), and also the suggestion made by Thomas G. Peters, M. D. for the donation of an organ a financial incentive for burial expense that is called survivor benefits would help to increase the organ supply, while giving some financial relief to those who could not afford to purchase a burial plan for their loved one. While researching material for this assignment it has also been reported
Business Ethics 309 Instructor Dr. Harvey Weiss
Market Shortage of Organs The purpose for the commercialization of organs for transplant is to make able to provide the availability of organs for patients/people who are in pain, and suffering, and destined to die from the terminal illness of organ failure. The number of patients in need of organs is growing, and the zero policy for organ donors does not show a sufficient response to the growing need of patients needing …show more content…
The Senate report simply stated, "It is the sense of the Committee that individuals, and organizations should not profit by the sale of human organs for transplantation" (organsell.com, 2006). Criminal activity has entered the organ market in other countries where there has been reports of kidnapping, and murder of children, and adults to harvest their organs for sale, and in India organ trafficking by clinicians, managers, and clinician centers, middle men, and even state officials are under investigation for criminal acts. This raises a concern for the loss of lives of innocent people being victimized for monetary gain, and raises a question of doubt in the legitimacy of where, how, and from who was the organ …show more content…
The loss of human dignity is the major concern when putting a price on human body parts, because of the threat of devaluing the life of a human being. My position on the debate of the commercialization of organs for transplant is that organs should not be sold. Respectively, when we go to the hospital for broken bones, and infectious insect or animal bites are just as fatal if medical treatment is not administered in a timely manner. Medical treatment is based on a need base, and organs for transplant should remain on a need bases. The best suggestions made in my opinion is by Lloyd Cohen, Ph. D., J.D. who states, "The best way to increase the supply of transplant organs is by establishing a future Market in cadaveric organs", by a contractual agreement, like the one we have here in Texas by signing the donor opt on the back of driver 's license or by approval from the family of a donor (organsell.co, 2006), and also the suggestion made by Thomas G. Peters, M. D. for the donation of an organ a financial incentive for burial expense that is called survivor benefits would help to increase the organ supply, while giving some financial relief to those who could not afford to purchase a burial plan for their loved one. While researching material for this assignment it has also been reported