Organ trade.
I really don't see why organ trading should be banned.
1) Poor people need to sell organs for money. Why do they need money? Because they are poor and don't have enough money to feed for themselves and their families. By banning the sale of organs, you're effectively putting a stop to their lives. No money = no food = DIE. If you wish to talk about human rights, it's about them having the rights to their own organs, including the prerogative to sell them. Don't be a murderer by banning the trade.
2) It makes things easier for the buyer and supplier. I was arguing with my sister over this topic, and she mentioned something about 'They might sell their organs at a very low price'. If you legalize organ trading, it allows a better platform for the suppliers to be protected as a uniform 'price' could be installed. People who are going to trade a kidney would know better just how much money he/she can earn from one kidney. Instead, if you ban the trade, you're forcing the trade to go underground, where it is even harder to monitor. You shitting me? If you're really that interested in protecting the suppliers, make sure they go to a hospital with good health care for the transplant. By monitoring the trade well, the people would be better protected and wouldn't be fleeced. Please be more considerate to them.
3) Moral values cannot be used to satiate hunger. We who are well-fed and clothed have the rights to question their moral values as the sale of organs is deemed inappropriate and immoral, but that's only because we are well-fed and clothed. If we aren't, we might resort to selling our organs, too.
4) Prostitution is also a form of sale of organs, right? I mean, a woman spreads her legs, lets other guys penetrate and use her reproductive organs or buccal cavity or rectum at their whim and fancy. And why people still go to them. Where there's demand, a supply would be set up. If you cut off the demand, the supply would not exist. And normally the law only goes against the supplier. It's weird. Like, loan sharks are jailed and fined but the people in debt aren't. Prostitution is illegal, but people who enjoy themselves aren't. Even in this case, it's the supplier that gets screwed. I think the person who was about to sell his organ got a fine. $1000 I think. Quite sad, he needed money, that's why he chose to sell his kidney, but got slapped with a fine instead. Is this cruel?
Here are the opinions of people who think that organ trade shouldn't be allowed, and why they are wrong:
1) It's immoral. Screw you, it's impossible to be morally correct without dying of hunger in their case. Human rights, my foot. If you respect humans, you'd let them make their own choices, whether the choices are informed or not. By denying them even their last resort, you're forcing their death.
2) It's not good for them as they'd have to live with one less kidney, less healthy, not in perfect working condition. In short, not good for them in the long run. But could they even last that long? I mean..it's impossible. If they were going to die in 3days, they can't possibly survive till they get richer, right? If they don't get money, they would die. So what now? Let them die now, rather than be less healthy in the future? Who are you to decide?
Just let them be. If they want to sell their organs, legalize it, so that you could monitor it. Simple? That's why I sort of respect Iran for their policy. They might get lambasted for having no moral values, for not treating humans as humans, but at least the traders don't get fleeced. Or maybe they do, but it's certainly a more effective measure. But then again I don't know anything about governing a country.
Anyway I ravaged Springs' nipples yesterday. He returned the favour. I think we both ended up with sore chests.
Oh and we have gotten ourself a Natas in class. Dang funny. I like. Show pictures next time.
-- 7/07/2008 08:25:00 PM
