First and foremost, I firmly believe that I would rather take the monetary gain from a black market kidney transaction than an A. What I find interesting, however, is a point which we brushed past on the first day of class. If the donor in this case had been offered a black market deal or even an A instead of doing it in the name of friendship, the entire procedure would be deemed illegal and wrong. Where in the first two cases she would have received some form of compensation, the only one she can legally partake in is the one which she has no personal benefit, besides a clean conscientious. In my mind, it would make sense to compensate someone for donating organs if they do so autonomously.
Regardless, I will not be donating a kidney to Dr. Campolo for an A. -Ryan Tumminello
Being someone who has been personally affected by kidney issues and eventually kidney transplants, I find it interesting how she was able to give up her kidney that easily. In my case, a family friend had complete renal failure and was in desperate need of a kidney but none of his siblings were able to due to a genetic issue. This man is just incredibly lucky that the foreign kidney didn't cause any medical issues.
Similarly to what Ryan said, I think its odd that society views organ donations as only morally acceptable as long as it is done altruistically. The moment we seek to use our bodies to further ourselves in life, either monetarily or not, it's suddenly morally unacceptable. This seems more of an issue of autonomy, if we have the right to do whatever we want to or with our bodies, or can the government declare that its citizens cannot sell their organs? - Elizabeth Stapper
First and foremost, I firmly believe that I would rather take the monetary gain from a black market kidney transaction than an A. What I find interesting, however, is a point which we brushed past on the first day of class. If the donor in this case had been offered a black market deal or even an A instead of doing it in the name of friendship, the entire procedure would be deemed illegal and wrong. Where in the first two cases she would have received some form of compensation, the only one she can legally partake in is the one which she has no personal benefit, besides a clean conscientious. In my mind, it would make sense to compensate someone for donating organs if they do so autonomously.
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-Ryan Tumminello
Being someone who has been personally affected by kidney issues and eventually kidney transplants, I find it interesting how she was able to give up her kidney that easily. In my case, a family friend had complete renal failure and was in desperate need of a kidney but none of his siblings were able to due to a genetic issue. This man is just incredibly lucky that the foreign kidney didn't cause any medical issues.
ReplyDeleteSimilarly to what Ryan said, I think its odd that society views organ donations as only morally acceptable as long as it is done altruistically. The moment we seek to use our bodies to further ourselves in life, either monetarily or not, it's suddenly morally unacceptable. This seems more of an issue of autonomy, if we have the right to do whatever we want to or with our bodies, or can the government declare that its citizens cannot sell their organs? - Elizabeth Stapper
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