Friday, May 22, 2020
Should We Legalize the Sale of Human Organs For Transplant
Should We Legalize the Sale of Human Organs For Transplant?The debate over whether to legalize the sale of human organs for transplantation is hotting up. In fact, at least once a week, there's a new opinion about the pros and cons of legalizing the sale of human organs for transplantation.To clarify the issue of whether or not human organs for transplantation should be legalized, it's important to understand what exactly this entails. To get an explanation of the basics, you need to first know that the United States has outlawed the sale of human organs since the transplantation of cadavers for anatomical study in the late 19th century. This is the main reason that the movement for legalizing the sale of human organs for transplantation began in the first place.When you go into the details of why and how exactly the sale of human organs for transplantation should be legalized, you need to know that there are quite a few pro's and con's associated with the subject. But before I expla in the facts about these, it's important to know what it means to buy or sell human organs for transplantation.The main point of the pro-legalization movement is to legalize the sale of human organs for transplantation because it's such a tough process for people who have had their organs removed from them. It can be very traumatic for a person to lose his or her kidney or liver. While the surgery itself is normally safe, the subsequent recovery and the psychological trauma are definitely not. Since so many people die every year from cancer or heart disease, it's fair to say that the use of organs for transplantation has a positive effect on people's lives and contributes greatly to society.There are also many pro's about allowing the sale of human organs for transplantation. The first pro is that it protects the rights of human beings who wish to have their organs removed. This ensures that no one will be made to suffer as a result of a procedure that was done out of compassion for them. Also, it ensures that patients are not taken advantage of.The second pro is that it encourages and supports medical science. Rather than seeing organs as commodities to be bought and sold, it's much better to see organs as biological creations that were once a part of the human body. While we've all heard of organ donation programs, there's been some confusion about just how much is donated and whether it actually goes to people who need it. Legalizing the sale of human organs for transplantation encourages more people to donate because they know that they can get money for the organs after the surgery rather than seeing it as a commodity to be sold.The third pro is the emotional support that a person receiving the transplant will receive. When we see someone who's had their organs removed, we don't want to think about what it means to lose an organ. We want to focus on what he or she is going through and celebrate the fact that they're going to survive. We need to know that their organs can help other people who might be in a similar situation as they are.So with all these pros and cons, what do you think? Should humans be allowed to buy and sell their own organs? Well, the answer is probably yes, as long as there's still a pretty strong demand for organ transplants.
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