Friday, April 8, 2011

11. Source (1)


The article that I read has to do with organ trafficking. This is one choice I may use for my real world example. This article is specific to the donation of kidneys. In the article the author explains the purpose of the transaction of buying and selling human kidneys. The poor can find a scapegoat out of poverty and the rich, dying patient will get to live. In theory it sounds like a good plan. So then why is it illegal? It is an unsafe process and many of the donors end of getting sick and dying themselves. Because many donors are from third world countries, they do not have sufficient health care. Therefore, when they get sick it is harder to treat them and in addition to that they now only have one kidney. The risks after the surgery for the donor are not only physical but they can also be psychological. Some experts argue that they should legalize this process so they can safely regulate it considering organ trafficking is spreading worldwide. They also argue that society should respect people’s control over their own bodies. This relates to the Dollhouse because the dolls are for the most part signing up for this process by their own free will and choice. This is a current and growing issue because so many people who suffer from renal diseases are in need of a kidney transplant. People with money will go to extreme measure to get what they want , especially in life or death situations. 

3 comments:

  1. I think that your topic for you paper is really interesting. I did not even know that there was such a thing as organ trafficking. This article seems to be a good article for your paper and I hope that you find all the information that you need!

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  2. This is really interesting! Do you know how much people will pay to recieve an organ from a donor? And how do they get away with this since it is illegal?

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  3. I read that people pays thousands of dollars to the donor, plus paying the doctor who probably charges a lot considering he is performing an illegal procedure. Thousands of dollars to someone in a third world country can basically have them set for life.

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