Wednesday, December 9, 2009
More Stuff On Organ Trade
In Iran, selling Organs for profit is legal. What is most interesting is that Iran has no wait list for kidney transplants. Two organizations regulate the trade. The average kidney sale is about $5000-$6000, which is less than most prices I have seen listed on various sites as the average price for the black market. Until 1994, India had legalized the organ trade. According to Wikipedia, though, one of the contributing factors to it being banned was that people were getting transplants without knowing it. I assume this means that while operating, doctors would take out a kidney and sell it for profit. Another contributing factor to the banning of the organ trade was that people were not being paid the prices settled for beforehand. I don't think that this would be much of a problem if America were to legalize the organ trade, but in countries that do not regulate economic exchanges as well, it clearly could be a problem.
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Josh,
The information you found seems very interesting and helpful for you paper. It was interesting to me that the selling of organs in legal in Iran. Also, the price of the organs really struck me! It seems so weird to look at the prices of internal organs. I think your paper will be really interesting since there are definitely two clear, contradicting sides.
Good luck with your paper.
Josh,
This is the first time that I had looked at your blog this week and I found your topic to be extremely interesting. I agree with Jessica that your evidence is very supporting. I think that you will be able to provide strong evidence for each side to your argument.
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