12. Source (2)

Today I read the article, “Organ Trafficking and Transplant Tourism: A Commentary on the Global Realities” written by Budiani-Saberi. This article is on a similar topic to the other article I used as my first source. This source had multiple statistics throughout the paper. One that I thought was very surprising was that, “in March 2007, it was estimated that organ trafficking accounts for 5–10% of the kidney transplants performed annually throughout the world.” I can’t even imagine what percentage it would be if this survey were redone today. Organ trafficking is becoming more and more relevant and timely. The facilities that assist in this process or transplantation encourage tourists or clients to get the procedure. This relates to the people who run the Dollhouse. This article is also very clear that is not acceptable to exploit the poor and vulnerable, however they do agree with my prior article on the fact that countries need to figure out a way to somehow regulate the trade. Another reason organ trafficking reminds me of the Dollhouse is because of how widespread the problem is. In one episode of Dollhouse they mention that there are multiple dollhouse organizations throughout the world working toward a common purpose. Another aspect that the article talked about was how the business or organ trade has little regard for the well being of the donor. The wealthy want an organ and they don’t care how they get it. Many donors have no one to care for him or her after they have surgery. The problem gets much worse if there are any complications after surgery because the donors have no form of health care.