1

3 are killed or maimed

Every hour worldwide for organ harvesting

10,000 surgeries
Are illegally performed for organ harvesting

65,000 patients
Yearly in the U.S. are waiting for kidney transplant
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Legalizing Organ Selling

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Why Legalize Organ Selling?

Inefficient Increase the

Protection from
practices of supply of
exploitation
organ donation organs
 Inefficient Organ Donation
4

Mostly everyone in the

process gets paid except
for the donor (Erin &
Harris, 2012).
No incentive to donate.
Presence of black market.
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EXPLOITED (De Castro, 2003)

Commodification of
organ is not new.
Not regulated.
Unclean and unsafe.
 Increase in supply of organs
6

Philippine Organ Donation Program (PODP)

developed a gratuity package (Padilla, 2009).

400%
Increase in unrelated donations
37%
Increase in related donations

1200%
Increase in transplants to foreigners
89%
Increase in transplants in Filipinos
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WHY LEGALIZE?
Great demand
Black Market
Exploitation
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SAVE LIVES
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References:

Bagayaua, G. (2009). Trade Continues Despite Ban on Transplantation to Foreigners. Retrieved January 17, 2016, from
http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/special-report/03/08/09/organ-trade-continues-despite-ban-transplantation-foreigners

De Castro, L. (2003). Commodification and exploitation: arguments in favour of compensated organ donation. J Med Ethics.
doi:10.1136/jme.29.3.142
Erin, A. & Harris J. (2012). An Ethical Market in Human Organs. J Med Ethics. doi: 10.1136/jme.29.3.137

Nicolae, A. (2017, March 8). The alarming number of children killed for black market organ trade. Retrieved from
http://uk.blastingnews.com/world/2017/03/the-alarming-number-of-children-killed-for-black-market-organ-trade-
001521247.html

Padilla, B. (2009). Regulated Compensation for Kidney Donors in the Philippines.