In class we discussed a case study about the black market for organs. A poor ricksaw (taxi) driver in India sold his kidney to get money to pay off his debts and hopefully live a comfortable life. He was not paid in full and the surgery caused more complications, deteriorating his health. Sadly many poor people in India lack education and don't understand the risks that come with living with just one kidney. I could not imagine what this man is going through. He was suppose to get a better life by selling his organ, but only got hardship. Many corrupt doctors in India are trafficking people to sell their organs. This is just so sad in so many ways. With no education and barley and mean of money, many people in India and the surrounding countries resort to selling their organs. In this article I read, people in Nepal are being targeted for this so called trafficking. The middleman goes to countries around India, trying to find people who are willing to sell their organs. Sometimes people are abducted and are forced to remove their organs. Obviously this is highly illegal in America because of a law passed in the 1980s. But, if you were in the position of the man in the case study, what would you do?
Having the knowledge that I do, i would never sell my organ no matter what kind of offer is given to me. I would find another way to get the money. I could not live with that fact that i'm harming my own body just to help another. For a close family member, yes my opinion will change. I MIGHT think about donating a kidney, but as for selling, that will never happen. Like I said in class, my cousin's father in law, who is a very rich man, went to Sri Lanka and got a the kidney he needed when both of his kidney's were on the verge of failing. Now he is a perfectly healthy man. But being a good Samaritan, he is still in contact with the family and tries to support them in any hardships that the person who donated has.
http://www.cnn.com/2014/06/26/world/asia/freedom-project-nepals-organ-trail/
I agree with you in that respect. I would never donate my kidney unless it was to save a family member and it was guaranteed to go them. this would have to be done in a hospital with licensed medical professionals after much consideration. I would never put myself in the situation to sell my own organ based on my need for money. The only way to stop this problem from growing, is to make people more aware of the risks, dangers, and life threatening infections that go along with the donating of organs on the black market. Selling organs should never be an option regardless of the situation.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you Damini. I feel like selling your kidney on the black market is the most unsafe thing to do. Also lets not forget that you selling that kidney or any other organ may not make it to a person that really needs it. I would give a organ to a family member that needs it to survive.
ReplyDeleteIn my situation now, I wouldn't sell my organs... But in his situation, I'm unsure of what I would do. It's easy to say no because I do have the education and am aware of the risks as you have mentioned. But being poor and struggling everyday along with the option to get rich quickly is hard to overlook.
ReplyDeleteAs what everyone mentioned above this situation is very unfortunate for the person that donated the organ because he was not aware of the consequences of only having one kidney. Also, I do agree that I will never sell my organs but I will consider donating.
ReplyDeleteThis would be such a horrible situation to find yourself in. I agree with you and all of the comments that I would never sell my organ for profit, I would only consider donating one and in that instance it would most likely be because it was to go to someone that I knew. However, I think that Katherine's comment makes a lot of sense. We never know what we would do or how we would act in a dire situation; being poor, uneducated and generally overlooked as a person or class of persons. It's easy for me to make the call that I would never do that, but if I had a starving family and no real way to address or better my situation I very well might make a decision like that.
ReplyDeleteSelling ones organ is bad, on top of that the doctors that do these surgeries to harvest the organs are worst they do more harm than good. Which isn't part of the oath they took. I feel like these doctor are looking for a quick buck. Especially these doctor who knows it is bad harvest organs. They should be spreading the knowledge and wisdom but instead they are doing the wrong thing. WHAT HAS ARE SOCIETY COME TO?
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