Welcome to a very disjointed and uncomfortable blog entry. I apologize in advance for your discomfort, but I think this is interesting.
I had a friend email me last week in regards to this ethical question: Should you be able to sell your organs? Yes, in itself it is a disgusting question, but an interesting one nonetheless. Let me first start by saying, “I don’t think that you should be able to sell your organs for profit.” But I am going to argue that you should be able to.
Let’s start at the beginning. In the beginning…you know the story. From a religious standpoint, selling your organs seems like a one-way ticket downstairs. I am not a religious scholar, but I am guessing it is a bad idea.
You can sell blood plasma, why shouldn’t you be able to sell other pieces of your body. In fact, I just put my receding hairline on eBay.
Let’s say that your house is in foreclosure, and if you sell a kidney, then you could save your house. Should you be able to do this?
Would organ transplants increase if people were allowed to sell their organs? I am guessing they would. That means that more people would be helped.
Should a family be able to sell a deceased persons’ organs at the deceased request?
This is a pretty crazy topic, huh?
This topic proves one thing. Money has nothing to do with money. It just seems wrong to sell your organs, yet it would help you financially.
Peter Dunn a.k.a. Pete the Planner® is an award-winning financial mind and a former comedian. He’s a USA TODAY columnist, author of ten books, and is the host of the popular radio show and podcast, The Pete the Planner Show. Pete is considered one of the foremost experts on financial wellness in the world, but he’s just as likely to talk your ear off about bass fishing.