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Discussion .1: Would you buy a kidney, especially from a seller living in a poor country--supposing that it is legal to do so? Why or why not, morally speaking? Which moral reasons based on the moral values that you have learned would you give in support of your position?
Healthcare, due primarily to the recent COVID-19 pandemic has recently become a contentious issue within the developed world. The pandemic has illustrated how a weak healthcare infrastructure can wreak havoc on a developed and wealthy nation. Here the pandemic has not only killed 600,000 Americans, it has also created economic hardship for millions of Americans within the travel, tourism, and hospitality sectors. In addition, due to capacity constraints, Americans were forced to delay or postpone operations that would have otherwise occurred. One such operation would be a kidney transplant. Due to capacity constraints, many Americans...
In addition, regulation has also compelled many Americans to go overseas for their treatment and kidney procedures (Beauchamp, 2012).
From a moral standpoint, it is acceptable to purchase a kidney from a seller living in a poor country. This action is ethic due to the autonomy and beneficence principles of ethics. The autonomy principle states that individual have the right to make decision about their lives without the interference of others. Here, both the donor and the individual receiving the donation must make a conscious decision about what is best for them. Admittedly, the donor from the poor country may be motivated by money and financial gain. The individual may therefore be willing to sacrifice their future need for the present which arguably may not be in their best interest. However, the donor must make this decision in the context of their own circumstances. Likewise, the individual accepting the donation must do the same as it relates to their own health. A kidney from…
References:
1. Beauchamp, Tom L., and James F. Childress. Principles of Biomedical Ethics. 7th ed. New York: Oxford University Press, 2012.
2. Boylan, Michael. Medical Ethics. 2nd ed. Malden, Mass.: John Wiley & Sons, 2014.
3. Colt, Henri G., Silvia Quadrelli, and Lester D. Friedman. The Picture of Health: Medical Ethics and the Movies. New York: Oxford University Press, 2011.
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