DetectableNinja's Tournament: Sale of Human Organs

The Waiting ListI think you're confusing health insurance with life insurance. Health insurance companies pay the doctors when you need medical treatment, life insurance companies pay whoever you chose as your beneficiary when you die. This isn't an argument, just clarifying."People are concerned on whether their loved ones can maintain financial stability after they die; and health insurance can become extremely costly, as much as thousands per year with universal coverage. [1] With one knowing that their body parts can be used to pay for this, a huge burden is lifted."Not even life insurance can insure financial security after the death of a family member. Why would the sale of organs do so? The going rate of an organ would go down after legalization of organ sale because there is less risk involved. That means that there won't be nearly as much money to take care of expenses as you assume. It may not be enough, in which case this isn't much of a benefit at all and it may not be worth it. To some families, it is very important not to alter the body of the dead person."We also know that people donate their organs now, so donation organizations can still remain for those who cannot afford to barter for their organ."Lets say someone is going to give up one of their organs. There is the option of donation and the option of getting paid a lot of money. Which do you think is the more likely choice? The organ donation organizations aren't going to be able to stay open long.Donors don't benefit from their giftMy point was that surgeons have special training. Anyone can grow organs. While people with extra organs are very important, it is the surgeons who are scarce. The surgeons are the ones who should be recruited through the promise of payment.Black MarketI'm going to have to concede this point. Lickdafoot 1, Andro 0.Fossilized Body PartsOkay, so now we both have a concession. Custom Body PartsI concede that these are human organs, but not that they should be sold. The scientists can still be paid for developing the technology necessary to do this without selling the organs themselves. This actually provides a viable alternative to organ sales, in that the technology is already present. The rodents have no use for human money, so there is no reason to pay them for the organs. Rather than paying people for organs, we can pay scientists to grow organs on rodents, which will then be donated to people that need organs.Organ sales have no benefit to society"It not only gives a chance for anyone to have the organ they need"The sale of organs allows those with the ability to pay for them the chance to own them. Anyone who is incapable of doing so is unlikely to receive the necessary organs."but it decreases the theft of organs as well."People still steal things that are sold. Anything from televisions to chocolate bars is stolen, selling these things does little to prevent that. How would the sale of organs be any different?"Just because the sale of something is legalized does not mean that poor people will have no chance of getting their organs. We already know that there are tons of organizations out there willing to help those who need medical care, homes, cars, etc. Everything from cats to cars are sold; and they are also donated to those who need them. Programs can be set help to help one pay for a needed organ or get one for free."That does help some people, but there are still people who don't have these things that charity is expected to provide for them. While it can pick up some of the slack, charity can't be depended on to do what the market can't.