Every individual who needs an organ transplant has the right/opportunityto obtain an organ transplan

Every individual who needs an organ transplant has the right/opportunityto obtain an organ transplant. The big dilemma may be the way in which the person is obtaining the organ, while there are many ethical issues in regard to Organ Trafficking and the increase in demand for organs has urged a surge in the number of organ trafficking. Organ transplantation is not a bad thing I think what makes it morally questionable is the means that are used many of the organs sold in other countries are not approved. There can be a variety of complication for both the donor and the receiver. Many argue that people in outside countries sell their organs in need for money while they are being taken advantage of and are not given the compensation, some even develop illnesses themselves. “Clinical organ transplantation has been recognized as one of the most gripping medical advances of the century as it provides a way of giving the gift of life to patients with terminal failure of vital organs, which requires the participation of other fellow human beings and of society by donating organs from deceased or living individuals. The increasing incidence of vital organ failure and the inadequate supply of organs, especially from cadavers, has created a wide gap between organ supply and organ demand, which has resulted in very long waiting times to receive an organ as well as an increasing number of deaths while waiting. These events have raised many ethical, moral and societal issues regarding supply, the methods of organ allocation, the use of living donors as volunteers including minors. It has also led to the practice of organ sale by entrepreneurs for financial gains in some parts the world through exploitation of the poor, for the benefit of the wealthy” (Abouna 2019). “Access to the waiting list for an organ transplant is the fundamental prerequisite to organ allocation. Appropriate referral for transplant evaluation is in the province of those caring for the patient with organ failure (such as the end stage renal disease networks in the case of kidney disease), and may be outside the province of the OPTN. Both geographic and socioeconomic challenges may impact referral for transplantation. Furthermore, listing practices and requirements may vary among institutions and from one organ type to another. Allocation practices based on waitlist time need to be routinely examined to assure that different waitlist practices do not discriminate against certain groups of patients. Full consideration of the ethical issues surrounding referral and listing practices for transplant is beyond the scope of this paper. This paper is limited to an examination of the ethical principles that should be considered when determining how to allocate a scarce life-saving resource.” (Ethical Principles in the Allocation of Human Organs 2019).There are a lot of factors that are taken into consideration when deciding who receives the organ. Factors such as medical urgency, time spent on the waiting list, organ size, blood type and genetic makeup are considered. The organ is offered first to the candidate that is the best match. A patient’s age, gender, religion, beauty, income, contribution to society or any other extraneous factor should not be tied to whether they receive an organ.         ReferenceOrgan Procurement and Transplantation Network. OPTN. (2019). Retrieved September 28, 2021, from https://optn.transplant.hrsa.gov/resources/ethics/ethical-principles-in-the-allocation-of-human-organs/. GM;, A. (2019). Ethical issues in organ transplantation. Medical principles and practice : international journal of the Kuwait University, Health Science Centre. Retrieved September 28, 2021, from https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12566971/. Health Science Science Nursing PHIL 434 Share QuestionEmailCopy link Comments (0)

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