Should we allow the sale of organs?
Two US doctors have suggested the sale of organs
such as kidneys should be legalised to meet the rising demand.
Two US doctors have suggested the sale of organs such as kidneys should be legalised to meet the rising demand. They said bids to increase the donor pool were failing, and a black market in organ sales was booming.
Writing in Kidney International the pair said, while it remained a taboo, legalisation should be considered.
Eli Friedman, a kidney specialist, at the State University of New York, and Amy Friedman, a transplant specialist, of Yale University, said the case for legalising kidney purchases hinged on the fact that individuals were entitled to control their own body parts.
No comment. This requires some reflection.
Posted: Fri - February 17, 2006 at 05:27 AM