Black market organ transplantation and bioethics
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2018
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Abstract
Nowadays, a new bioethics vocabulary for organ transplantation has appeared, nurtured
by severe organ deficiencies and characterized by controversy generated through
asystolic protocols, donation by living persons and, most recently, the problematic issue
of applying market forces to organ donation.
This article highlights illustrations of human exploitation include the obtaining of
organs from live donors and unethical forms of medical research. Ultimately, discrimination
and exploitation are similar, despite the varying contexts of bioethics, because they
both entail the instrumentalization of human beings.
This paper looks precisely at black market organ transfer which is the consequence
of a gross imbalance between supply and demand. Another issue challenging the ethical
boundaries of voluntary donation was the commercialization of donation or selling organs.
Considerations of this commercialization of organ trafficking has led to questions
of who truly benefits from this practice? Clearly, the organ recipient benefits, as do the
brokers, hospitals, and doctors who participate. Does the donor generally benefit from
this practice? Who ends up making the money? Who carries the greatest risk and burden?
To some extent market force in the area of organ donation-regardless of how negligible-
will quickly fail into “black market” commodities trading. The cruelty of organ donation
has been the rule and not the exception in many countries where money is offered in
exchange for transplantable organs.
by severe organ deficiencies and characterized by controversy generated through
asystolic protocols, donation by living persons and, most recently, the problematic issue
of applying market forces to organ donation.
This article highlights illustrations of human exploitation include the obtaining of
organs from live donors and unethical forms of medical research. Ultimately, discrimination
and exploitation are similar, despite the varying contexts of bioethics, because they
both entail the instrumentalization of human beings.
This paper looks precisely at black market organ transfer which is the consequence
of a gross imbalance between supply and demand. Another issue challenging the ethical
boundaries of voluntary donation was the commercialization of donation or selling organs.
Considerations of this commercialization of organ trafficking has led to questions
of who truly benefits from this practice? Clearly, the organ recipient benefits, as do the
brokers, hospitals, and doctors who participate. Does the donor generally benefit from
this practice? Who ends up making the money? Who carries the greatest risk and burden?
To some extent market force in the area of organ donation-regardless of how negligible-
will quickly fail into “black market” commodities trading. The cruelty of organ donation
has been the rule and not the exception in many countries where money is offered in
exchange for transplantable organs.
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