OrganSale

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Currently, there is a considerably large number of patients in waiting lists patiently waiting for their turn to reach their order to receive an organ for transplantation from the national database (The National, 2018). As a result, various groups of individuals have emerged advocating for the legalization of the sale of various body organs such as the kidney. These individuals posit that the number of patients on the waiting list is higher than the number of donors. As such, it takes days and maybe years before a patient receives an organ from the national database. Therefore, they propose legalization of organ sales in an attempt to provide a solution to the existing problem. However, from an ethical point of view, buying of organs is ethically wrong as it leads to the degradation of human dignity and health.
In as much as there is a shortage of organs in the national database, people should not buy organs as it will worsen the current situation. In this regard, by allowing and encouraging individuals to buy organs for transplant from other sources instead of getting them from the national database, more people will be willing to sell their organs at a particular price as opposed to donating them for free. As a result, the national database will continue receiving fewer organ donations (Kerstein, 2018).
From an ethical point of view, humans are expected to behave or conduct themselves in a way that promotes their dignity. Notably, ethicists believe that we have worth beyond price regardless of where on the spectrum of happiness, wealth and talent we are (Kerstein, 2018).

Therefore, buying and selling of human organs would mean that we equate ourselves with a particular price which apparently we have worth beyond. More importantly, the buying of organs would give rise to black markets which are in most cases unregulated. The problem with the black markets is that there is no compliance to the proper organ retrieval and postoperative procedures. As a result, health complications arise leading to serious physical and psychological harms (Kerstein, 2018).
Conclusively, from the discussion, it is apparent that buying of human organs is wrong. The act opposes the respect for humanity and worse still it seeks to jeopardize the conditions of the poor individuals who are unable to purchase the organs. Moreover, buying of organs may lead to health complications.
References
Kerstein, S. (2018, July 12). Is it ethical to purchase human organs? Retrieved from https://theconversation.com/is-it-ethical-to-purchase-human-organs-60990
The National. (2018, February 20). Organ donation could save thousands of lives – but a national database is needed first. Retrieved from https://www.thenational.ae/opinion/editorial/organ-donation-could-save-thousands-of-lives-but-a-national-database-is-needed-first-1.706412