Synthesis essay
The articles "kidneys for sale: a reconsideration" and "why legalizing kidney sales would help save lives" are very similar in ways such as having concerns about the shortage of kidneys and also how legalizing kidney sales could help donations grow. Although These two articles share similarities they are also very different in ways such as arguing the life expectancy after giving your kidney and also how this affects social classes
In the article "kidney for sale: A reconsideration" Miriam Schulam talks about how little kidney donors we have in the United States. Miriam states that " the waiting list for all organs was 113,143, with 91,015 waiting for kidneys" and Miriam also says "there were only a total of 15,417 kidney
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transplants in the United States". In the article "Why legalizing organ sales would save lives, end violence" Anthony Gregory Agrees with Miriam about the shortage of kidney donations by pointing out that only 20,000 kidneys get donated for the 80,000 that are on the waiting list.(Schulam,2012)(Gregory, 2011) In Miriam Schulams "kidney for sale: A reconsideration" and in Anthony Gregory" why legalizing organ sales would save lives, end violence" both authors discuss a problem about how taking a kidney out effects your life expectancy.
In Miriam's article, she researches on where the kidneys come from and how long the people who received the transplant lived for after the transplant, and she found that "90 percent of people who receive a living-donor kidney and 82 percent of those who received a deceased-donor kidney were alive five years after the transplant." However, Anthony Gregory disagrees with the statement that Miriam makes about the life expectancy after the transplant is made. Anthony Gregor brings up Levy Izahak Rosenbaum's trial about doing an Illegal kidney transplant, however, his lawyer that the transplants were "successful and the donors and recipients are now leading full and healthy lives". (Schulam,2012)(Gregory, …show more content…
2011) Miriam Schulam and Anthony Gregory both agree that legalizing kidney sales would help donations increase. In Miriam's article Professor Peter Minowitz states the "black market for organs is actually thriving" he also says "that human dignity is being violated now on a fairly large scale, especially among the most desperate. Maybe it would be better for them if we legalized the sale and imposed certain standards on it." Anthony Gregory's article also shows that he is for legalizing the sale of organs. Anthony states that "the very idea of legalization might sound gruesome to most people, but it shouldn't, especially since research shows that it would save lives." Meaning that Anthony is very much for the legalizing the sale of organs because he believes that this would save lives. (Schulam,2012)(Gregory, 2011) (Minowitz, 2011) Another disagreement that Miriam Schulam and Anthony Gregory have is how this could affect the social classes.
In Miriam's article, she points out "that desperation drives the poor to make choices which are not really in their best interest" and also says it's not fair that the rich have access to good health care and the poor don't. The former president of the college of the Holy Cross says "you could see the sale of organs as a way for the poor to derive some benefit from donating an organ, which they otherwise wouldn't get" meaning that this could be a way to help the poor more financially. Anthony Gregory also touches on this problem by saying that "many protest that an organ market will lead to unfair advantages for the rich, but this is a characteristic of the current trade." meaning that people think the rich will have the upper hand if they legalize organ trades but Anthony Gregory thinks that a normal thing to say when it comes to trade. (Schulam,2012)(Gregory,
2011) In conclusion, both essays have agreed and disagree on certain issues that come up when talking about organ sales. Work cited Anthony, G. 2011. “Why legalizing kidney sales would help save lives” pg.342-345. Miriam, S. 2012. “kidneys for sale: a reconsideration" pg.335-341. Word count: 643
Joanna MacKay says in her essay, Organ Sales Will Save Lives, that “Lives should not be wasted; they should be saved.” Many people probably never think about donating organs, other than filling out the paper work for their drivers’ license. A reasonable amount of people check ‘yes’ to donate what’s left of their bodies so others may benefit from it or even be able to save a life. On the other hand, what about selling an organ instead of donating one? In MacKay’s essay, she goes more in depth about selling organs. Honestly, I did not really have an opinion on organ sales, I just knew little about it. Nonetheless, after I studied her essay, I feel like I absolutely agreed with her. She argues that the sale of human organs should be authorized. Some crucial features in an argument consist of a clear and arguable position, necessary background information, and convincing evidence.
Yearly, thousands die from not receiving the organs needed to help save their lives; Anthony Gregory raises the question to why organ sales are deemed illegal in his piece “Why legalizing organ sales would help to save lives, end violence”, which was published in The Atlantic in November of 2011. Anthony Gregory has written hundreds of articles for magazines and newspapers, amongst the hundreds of articles is his piece on the selling of organs. Gregory states “Donors of blood, semen, and eggs, and volunteers for medical trials, are often compensated. Why not apply the same principle to organs? (p 451, para 2)”. The preceding quote allows and proposes readers to ponder on the thought of there being an organ
Imagine being told that your kidney does not function anymore, and having to wait an average of ten years of waiting for a transplant, and yet being afraid of dealing with the black market for a new organ. Joanna Mackay believes that these lives lost every day can be saved, as said in her essay “Organs Sales Will Save Lives”. MacKay’s purpose is to decriminalize organs sales. The rhetorical strategies used by MacKay are ethos, logos and pathos. These 3 strategies are used to persuade the audience of the benefits that may come to both the donor and the patient if decriminalized.
Organdonor.gov states, "Each day, an average of 79 people receive organ transplants. However, an average of 22 people die each day waiting for transplants that can 't take place because of the shortage of donated organs."
Organ sales and donation are a controversial topic that many individuals cannot seem to agree upon. However, if someone close; a family member, friend, or someone important in life needed a transplant, would that mindset change? There are over one hundred and nineteen thousand men, women, and children currently waiting on the transplant list, and twenty-two of them die each day waiting for a transplant (Organ, 2015). The numbers do not lie. Something needs to be done to ensure a second chance at life for these individuals. Unfortunately, organ sales are illegal per federal law and deemed immoral. Why is it the government’s choice what individuals do with their own body? Organ sales can be considered an ethical practice when all sides of the story are examined. There are a few meanings to the word ethical in this situation; first, it would boost the supply for the
In 1954, the first organ transplant was conducted successfully in the United States. (Clemmons, 2009) Nowadays, the technology of organ transplant has greatly advanced and operations are carried out every day around the world. According to current system, organ sales are strictly prohibited in the United States. (Clemmons, 2009) However, the donor waiting list in the United States has doubled in the last decade and the average waiting time for a kidney is also increasing. (Clemmons, 2009) In the year 2007, over 70,000 patients were on the waiting list for a kidney and nearly 4500 of them died during the waiting period. In contrast to the increasing demand for kidney, organ donation has been in a decrease. (Wolfe, Merion, Roys, & Port, 2009) Even the government puts in great effot to increase donation incentives, the gap between supply and demand of organs still widens. In addition, the technology of therapeutic cloning is still not mature and many obstacles are met by scientists. (Clemmons, 2009) Hence, it is clear that a government regulated kidney market with clear legislation and quality control is the best solution to solve the kidney shortage problem since it improves the lives of both vendors and patients.
It is clear that a large demand for organs exists. People in need of organ donations are transferred to an orderly list. Ordinarily, U.S. institutions have an unprofitable system which provides organs through a list of individuals with the highest needs; however, these organs may never come. A list is
For starters I would like to high light that I do not agree with organ trade, I absolutely detest it. To save a life by giving an organ is a good thing but selling it develops problems. Selling organs is very immoral because it allows our vital organs to be sold like a piece of crap. I do not see how legalization is okay, because no one should want to have their body part(s) sold on the market as though they are an item. However, I do support giving organs for great causes and maybe, giving it to science. Those are fairly acceptable things and they can become beneficial to science and people in need. In recent studies I found that “People who sell their kidneys receive a small amount for their donation, after all the majority goes to whomever is the broker i...
Researchers claim that less than half of all eligible organ donors actually become organ donors.
Throughout history physicians have faced numerous ethical dilemmas and as medical knowledge and technology have increased so has the number of these dilemmas. Organ transplants are a subject that many individuals do not think about until they or a family member face the possibility of requiring one. Within clinical ethics the subject of organ transplants and the extent to which an individual should go to obtain one remains highly contentious. Should individuals be allowed to advertise or pay for organs? Society today allows those who can afford to pay for services the ability to obtain whatever they need or want while those who cannot afford to pay do without. By allowing individuals to shop for organs the medical profession’s ethical belief in equal medical care for every individual regardless of their ability to pay for the service is severely violated (Caplan, 2004).
The Importance of Organ Donation Each day approximately 6,300 people die and what makes this haunting is that presently there are 83,513 people waiting for organs to be donated, yet each day 17 people die because they do not receive a transplant (http://www.donatelife.net/facts_stats.html). These statistics show that people who are waiting for organ transplants have a good chance at being saved and get what they need. The sad truth is though, because of the lack of people willing to donate organs, many people will continue to wait for organs to save their lives. ? Waiting lists of patients for organ transplants become longer as the need for transplantable organs increases? (Sheehy 1).
One of the most important and prevalent issues in healthcare discussed nowadays is the concern of the organ donation shortage. As the topic of organ donation shortages continues to be a growing problem, the government and many hospitals are also increasingly trying to find ways to improve the number of organ donations. In the United States alone, at least 6000 patients die each year while on waiting lists for new organs (Petersen & Lippert-Rasmussen, 2011). Although thousands of transplant candidates die from end-stage diseases of vital organs while waiting for a suitable organ, only a fraction of eligible organ donors actually donate. Hence, the stark discrepancy in transplantable organ supply and demand is one of the reasons that exacerbate this organ donation shortage (Parker, Winslade, & Paine, 2002). In the past, many people sought the supply of transplantable organs from cadaver donors. However, when many ethical issues arose about how to determine whether someone is truly dead by either cardiopulmonary or neurological conditions (Tong, 2007), many healthcare professionals and transplant candidates switched their focus on obtaining transplantable organs from living donors instead. As a result, in 2001, the number of living donors surpassed the number of cadaver donors for the first time (Tong, 2007).
First of all, selling organs shouldn’t be legal for two main reasons, which are saving lives and stop people from selling organs illegally in the black market. The world should understand that in many cases if someone didn’t get the organ they need they will suffer and have to die in some cases. This doesn’t means that the donors will have to give up their lives but, they can and will live healthy. For example if someone is dyeing and in need of a kidney and there is no chance for that person to live unless he gets one. Legalizing selling organs will saves this person’s life because he would easily buy an organ and complete the rest of his life without and problems. But in the case of that kidney that is in need, other people could sell theirs without having and problems that would affect them. Humans have two kidneys and one kidney that wills saves other person live is going to kill this person or even hurts.
...nts will die before a suitable organ becomes available. Numerous others will experience declining health, reduced quality of life, job loss, lower incomes, and depression while waiting, sometimes years, for the needed organs. And still other patients will never be placed on official waiting lists under the existing shortage conditions, because physical or behavioral traits make them relatively poor candidates for transplantation. Were it not for the shortage, however, many of these patients would be considered acceptable candidates for transplantation. The ban of organ trade is a failed policy costing thousands of lives each year in addition to unnecessary suffering and financial loss. Overall, there are more advantages than disadvantages to legalizing the sale of organs. The lives that would be saved by legalizing the sale of organs outweighs any of the negatives.
Each day, 120 people are added to the ever-growing organ waiting list. An astonishing 41% of these unfortunate people, that's about 50, will die due to the lack of donor organs in ... ... middle of paper ... ... nd of donor organs.