15. Source (5)

For my last source I decided to not use one that I had picked out. I found out today in class that it will be useful to have a specific case study to help prove my point in my argument. I found an article about a man who called himself “the matchmaker.” He was not referring to romantic matchmaking, but he was talking about how he makes organ matches. This article was called, “First case of organ trafficking in U.S.?” A man named Levy Izhak Rosenbaum has been buying organs from vulnerable people in Israel for 10,000 dollars and selling them in America for up to 160,000 dollars. Close to 5,000 people die each year while they are on a list waiting for a kidney. The demand for kidneys in increasing and so is the illegal market for them. Also this article is more recent than the other that I read earlier this week. The new statistic is that 10% which is about 5,000 to 6,000 are done each year illegally. Again many people agree that there should be some kind of regulation for this kidney black market in order to keep track and control of it. Many government officials and lawyers were found to take part in the process of organ trafficking. They use their power and authority to make an extra buck. People who maintain a high status have the power and resources to gain more money and more power. They continue to take advantage of the weak.