Individuals should have the right to sell his or her organs, but only under two circumstances. One circumstance would be if a patient is in desperate need of an organ, then he or she could buy the organ from someone who does not need the organ. The second circumstance would be a donation to science and the doner could receive a monetary gift. I think this should be allowed because, if a sick child is in need of a kidney, someone can be a hero and save the child's life. Selling one's organs is not necessarily a bad cause, because one can save sick patients in the hospital, or one can give his or her organs to science and their organs can possibly be a cure to a new disease that is affecting people.
Martin Wilkinson the author of "Sell Organs to Save Lives" http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-10786211 and myself are in agreement as to it is ok to sell your organs and it is ok to receive a monetary gift as well. Martin also answered some ethical questions and I agree with him. The question was, "What about ethical objections? Many people take pride in the system of altruistic donation" Martin had me realize that in a serious moment and desperate need people do not take the time to realize that someone is in need of an organ until that someone has passed away. This made me think because I wonder how many people have actually passed away and their lives could of been saved with a simple organ transplant, but they never received one. In a way it is very sad, and it is the truth, many people die because they do not receive a organ transplant in time or do not receive one period, that is why I think it is ok to sell your organs.
