Should We Legalize the Market for Human Organs?

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🗓️ 20 September 2024

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Over 103,000 people need organ donations in the U.S. Some economists and health experts wonder whether creating a free or regulated market would resolve this. Those in support argue that with proper regulations, it can be safe, ethical, and financially beneficial for both sellers and buyers. Those against this have ethical concerns and point out the risk of abuse and undermining of the medical system. Now we debate: Should We Legalize the Market for Human Organs? Arguing Yes: Sally Satel, Psychiatrist, Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, and Lecturer at the Yale University School of Medicine Arguing No: Jeremy Chapman, Editor-in-Chief of The Transplantation Journal and Past President of the International Transplantation Society Emmy award-winning journalist John Donvan moderates Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:28.9	This is open to debate. I'm John Don Van.
0:34.0	Hi everybody. Today another crack at a debate that's been going on for a long time in this country
0:38.0	and around the world for many years in fact,
0:40.0	legalizing the market for human organs. The last time we debated this topic was
0:45.1	16 years ago. Imagine that. A reminder by the way that we've been doing debates for a
0:49.1	long time and while a lot has changed in the world since 2008, this particular question remains unresolved,
0:56.0	and it's still being discussed on television.
0:58.0	However, I also think I'm able to sell my kidney to a guy who thought it might look nice on his mantle if he had the right price it's my kidney and on the radio is there really a moral difference between selling a kidney and selling a car? Right now the United States relies completely on what are known as altruistic donations,
1:17.0	such as checking the box on your driver's license that falls into the category of deceased organ donation.
1:22.0	But there are also living organ donors for kidneys and
1:25.2	livers. If you need an organ and you're lucky, friends or family might step up and make that
1:29.1	donation for you. My brother faced up to a five-year wait for a deceased donor because he could only draw from a narrow donor pool.
1:36.7	But most organ recipients rely on the kindness of strangers, and there are a lot of stories about that.
1:43.0	You're not only helping the person who's getting your kidney on the 19th,
1:46.6	but that person is going to come off the list of people waiting for a kidney in the country
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