Human Organs Should Not Be a Comodity - 583 Words

In the world of medicine, there is no question that organ transplants are capable of saving countless lives. However, a problem exists because there are not enough organs available to meet the existing need. The buying of human organs is illegal around the world, and this has resulted in the creation of the black market. There is currently a debate on whether the business of organ transplants on the open market should be legal. Transplants should be illegal because only the wealthy can afford to buy organs ;they should be donated and available to everyone and, too many kids are being kidnapped to harvest their organs, which all together creates a dangerous industry. Citizens of impoverished nations or regions are frequently tempted to betray one of their kidneys to the black market. Of course, everything comes with a cost, but sometimes not everything comes for a proper price. The average buyer spends up to $150,000 while the average donor gets $5,000 (1). This process makes it harder for the poor to afford an organ. So even though organ transplants can save countless lives, it can only save wealthy lives. This is just another way for the rich to buy themselves a better life at the expense of the poor. There are thus many types of organs that can be donated like kidneys, lungs, heart, liver, and so on, but there are simply not enough donated organs for everyone. If there is a legal demand for product, then there has to be a supply to fill that demands. For example, in the