Question Is the sale of human organs ethical?

Accepted:
March 3, 2007

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It is difficult to give an answer that would cover all possible cases, and I suppose I can imagine an individual case where purchasing a organ would be permissible. But as a practice or policy, it is not ethically permissible--this because a market for organs would provide incentives for people to sell when they shouldn't--for health reasons and otherwise. The poor and desparate would be exploited in the most horrific ways. If you'd like an example, the film, Dirty Pretty Things, offers a compelling portrait of just the sort of exploitation a market in organs would cultivate.

Question Is the sale of human organs ethical? Accepted:March 3, 2007

Question Is the sale of human organs ethical?

Accepted:
March 3, 2007