Personal Development for Smart People Forums - View Single Post - Should Organ and Tissue Selling be Legalized???

VetTechJess · 07-03-2007, 04:07 AM

whatever your answer is on this highly controversial topic, State your reasons why below...

I think it should be...

The reason why is this altruism crap is all nice and good in theory but in reality it doesnt help to pay the bills. And get this: some ppl have actually been BILLED for the cost of the removal of their loved ones organs for transplant. Such Audacity!!!

I think it would boost the economy also, because with it being a "sale" and not a "donation", then it can be counted as income which then in turn would be reported to the IRS. That means more money for the US government to spend.

It would also be for serious donors only. There would be many criteria to be met before they would be accepted. and if youre not accepted then you can sign up with the altruistic organ and tissue donation places. Win Win situation anyways.

There are always problems with the altruistic version of organ and tissue donation. Mainly due to the fact that because donors arent getting any type of compensation whatsoever they simply dont care. I mean how many times have you heard of someone in a donor registry backing out last minute for any old reason? Its heartbreaking to the patient because it gave them false hope. In organ and tissue sales, it would be a legally binding contract that one would have to go thru with once the money was interchanged.

Also there would be an extensive list of eligibility criteria to be met. some of the ideas Ive come up with are as follows:

US CITIZENS ONLY: this being the sole reason that if organ and tissue selling were legalized (for handsome prices I might add) that the sole purpose of this would be to prevent citizens from other countries where organ and tissue selling is illegal from coming to the US and taking payment that would be reserved for a US Citizen. (natural born and naturalized citizens only.)

MUST LIVE IN THE US FOR 18 CONSECUTIVE YEARS AT ONE POINT IN TIME: If youre a natural born citizen this does not apply to you. If youre going thru the naturalization process than this rule does apply to you. Again this is a preventative measure for those who are just doing this for the money involved.

MUST BE BETWEEN AGES 18-60: I dont know why this is a rule for the national bone marrow donor registry, but it seems like a good one to me.

MUST NOT USE EXCESSIVE ALOCOHOL OR ANY ILLEGAL DRUGS: there should be no need for explanations here....

MUST NOT USE TOBACCO PRODUCTS OR SMOKE: the reason? cigarrette smoke would be not only making your lungs unuseable, but it also gets in your blood. I mean lets face it, why would we want to give a cancer patient an organ or tissue of a smoker that we know would be inadvertantly laced with nicotine??? Hell it may even be a motivator for ppl to kick the habit.

MUST HAVE A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA OR GED: with the high payments for organ and tissue selling, this may be a motivator for many more graduates from high school.

MUST GET A MINIMUM OF AN ASSOCIATES DEGREE FROM AN ACCREDITED COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY IN THE FIRST FIVE YEARS AFTER ACCEPTANCE: im using marrow donation as a example here. at $10,000 per cup of marrow, I think it would make higher education more affordable for everyone, don't you?

MUST GET A HEALTH INSURANCE POLICY WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF ACCEPTANCE INTO THE SELLERS REGISTRY AND MUST KEEP IT ACTIVE THE ENTIRE TIME WHILE IN THE REGISTRY: Again I am using marrow donation here, (organ donation sales would be higher depending on type of organ and blood type etc.) At $10,000 PER CUP of marrow, I think it would make health insurance more affordable. I dont want to hear that you wouldnt be able to afford it after making that kind of money per cup...

the list could go on and on and im sure i missed some. I also want all of you to add some or feel free to debate...so long as it doesnt turn into a flaming war.

Im sure I will prolly contradict myself in this thread when I reply to it at one point or another so I am letting you know in advance....

07-03-2007, 04:07 AM	#1 (permalink)
VetTechJess Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 277	Should Organ and Tissue Selling be Legalized??? whatever your answer is on this highly controversial topic, State your reasons why below... I think it should be... The reason why is this altruism crap is all nice and good in theory but in reality it doesnt help to pay the bills. And get this: some ppl have actually been BILLED for the cost of the removal of their loved ones organs for transplant. Such Audacity!!! I think it would boost the economy also, because with it being a "sale" and not a "donation", then it can be counted as income which then in turn would be reported to the IRS. That means more money for the US government to spend. It would also be for serious donors only. There would be many criteria to be met before they would be accepted. and if youre not accepted then you can sign up with the altruistic organ and tissue donation places. Win Win situation anyways. There are always problems with the altruistic version of organ and tissue donation. Mainly due to the fact that because donors arent getting any type of compensation whatsoever they simply dont care. I mean how many times have you heard of someone in a donor registry backing out last minute for any old reason? Its heartbreaking to the patient because it gave them false hope. In organ and tissue sales, it would be a legally binding contract that one would have to go thru with once the money was interchanged. Also there would be an extensive list of eligibility criteria to be met. some of the ideas Ive come up with are as follows: US CITIZENS ONLY: this being the sole reason that if organ and tissue selling were legalized (for handsome prices I might add) that the sole purpose of this would be to prevent citizens from other countries where organ and tissue selling is illegal from coming to the US and taking payment that would be reserved for a US Citizen. (natural born and naturalized citizens only.) MUST LIVE IN THE US FOR 18 CONSECUTIVE YEARS AT ONE POINT IN TIME: If youre a natural born citizen this does not apply to you. If youre going thru the naturalization process than this rule does apply to you. Again this is a preventative measure for those who are just doing this for the money involved. MUST BE BETWEEN AGES 18-60: I dont know why this is a rule for the national bone marrow donor registry, but it seems like a good one to me. MUST NOT USE EXCESSIVE ALOCOHOL OR ANY ILLEGAL DRUGS: there should be no need for explanations here.... MUST NOT USE TOBACCO PRODUCTS OR SMOKE: the reason? cigarrette smoke would be not only making your lungs unuseable, but it also gets in your blood. I mean lets face it, why would we want to give a cancer patient an organ or tissue of a smoker that we know would be inadvertantly laced with nicotine??? Hell it may even be a motivator for ppl to kick the habit. MUST HAVE A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA OR GED: with the high payments for organ and tissue selling, this may be a motivator for many more graduates from high school. MUST GET A MINIMUM OF AN ASSOCIATES DEGREE FROM AN ACCREDITED COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY IN THE FIRST FIVE YEARS AFTER ACCEPTANCE: im using marrow donation as a example here. at $10,000 per cup of marrow, I think it would make higher education more affordable for everyone, don't you? MUST GET A HEALTH INSURANCE POLICY WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF ACCEPTANCE INTO THE SELLERS REGISTRY AND MUST KEEP IT ACTIVE THE ENTIRE TIME WHILE IN THE REGISTRY: Again I am using marrow donation here, (organ donation sales would be higher depending on type of organ and blood type etc.) At $10,000 PER CUP of marrow, I think it would make health insurance more affordable. I dont want to hear that you wouldnt be able to afford it after making that kind of money per cup... the list could go on and on and im sure i missed some. I also want all of you to add some or feel free to debate...so long as it doesnt turn into a flaming war. Im sure I will prolly contradict myself in this thread when I reply to it at one point or another so I am letting you know in advance....