Organ Trafficking

Organ Trafficking

Organ Trafficking is no myth. A man once said, “Don’t take your organs to heaven… Heaven knows we need them here.” This quote may seem to be quite comical and witty but it is, in all seriousness, very true. Thousands of people die every day and nobody seems to care. There just aren’t enough people willing to donate their organs and this problem leads to alternative methods of acquiring organs such as organ trafficking from the destitute, defenseless, and from the deceased. The United States has always been a place filled with rich culture, history, and freedom. But many people have started to disgrace the name of that freedom. What sort of reputation will the United States have if its own people are responsible for treating the human body as a commodity? It is extremely unfair to deny the impoverished, basic human rights by treating their organs as property. When parts of the body are treated like commodities, the world’s values deteriorate. Selling or stealing organs is unethical and must be stopped.
One of the main arguments for organ trafficking is that the poor will have a way to attain funds if they receive compensation for being an organ donor. But even with ten percent of all organ trades occurring through paid organ purchases, many of the organ donors are still not getting paid for their organs. People who are in desperate need of organs are willing to force a person, given they are a match, to donate a kidney at gunpoint, according to the Council of Europe and the United Nations. These wrongdoings must be given an end. It is our moral obligation as a Congress to see this through.
Another reason we need to stop organ trafficking is that if compensation for organ transplants is rewarded, it would take away the whole meaning of organ donors giving because they care. When you donate an organ as a gift, you are giving it with a mixture of freedom and obligation. The patient who receives the organ feels obligated to appreciate the value of the organ...

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