Tuesday, September 1, 2009

Traffic in Human Transplants


Ukraine regularly features in horror stories that involve transplants of organs - the most recent story can be found here

Some economists argue in favor of allowing the sale of human organs:
'But above all, the most effective answer to the critics of paying for organs is that the present system imposes an intolerable burden on many very ill individuals who cannot afford to wait years until suitable organs become available. Increasing supply through payment would largely eliminate this wait and thus enormously improve the efficiency of the transplant market.'


A market for human organs thus in addition might be good for the reputation of Ukraine.



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