The lure and pursuit of money have, in many situations, proved to be the driving force behind many changes and manipulations made in society. Today even the purest of good-hearted actions can be tainted by the desire for money. Reporter Andrew Chung, in his article titled “Who Owns Your Body” shows us the unfortunate truth that the once considered selfless act of saving lives- donating organs, may now be suffering the same fate; and in considering the standpoints of ethicists, theists and the common man’s common sense regarding the criminal and un-ethical problems this ordeal would burden society with, giving away our organs for money only proves to be a preposterous idea.
The act of donating organs is easily looked upon as a kind and very helpful act. When someone in need receives a person’s body part or essential bodily fluid they’re not only grateful but feel secure in the fact that it was donated out of someone’s own will, who’s only intention it was to help. Andrew Chung, in reference to blood studies, mentions that “Blood from paid donors is statistically riskier than from the unpaid.” There is no denying that these statistics would be the slightest bit false; money, of course, has much more of a stronghold over our actions than simple, good-hearted nature will ever have. Money catches the attention of both the healthy and the unhealthy, and unfortunately it’s the feeble, unstable and the unhealthy who are more vulnerable to that attraction, which only results in wasted money on faulty organs. Donating organs is also viewed as a good act on the other, more austere side of the spectrum- religion. Moira McQueen, director of the Canadian Catholic Bio-ethics Institute, makes it clear that “The Catholic faith, along with many other religions, views organ donations as a noble venture”. Donating organs is seen as a moral good, as it enforces the universal virtue of loving your neighbor. To love another human being (who in most cases is a complete stranger to the donner) enough to selflessly give them an essential part of ones own body is the perfect example of this virtue in action.
The Essay on Money is a good servant but a bad master
?Good deeds last forever so increase your good deeds. Day after day, and with the running of hours and the rusting of heart, you may fail to understand how your deeds will be rewarded exactly and what they will look like. Be assured that every ounce you perform now, whether in secret or in public, are deeds Allah will reward generously for. Not even one atom worth will be deducted as Allah is most ...
Donating organs is without a doubt an absolute positive act, but with the simple addition of money that “good deed” turns into nothing but an un-ethical and crime infested market. One may argue in saying that if donating organs turned into a commercial transaction, long waiting lists for transplants would be cut in half- while they remain completely oblivious to the fact that a market like this is only bound to be run by exploitation. In this article Andrew Chung re-cap’s Amit Kumar’s story, a man “who is accused of harvesting kidneys from hundreds of poor unwilling Indians.” In this case, money proved successful in being able to lead a doctor into criminal action. Of course this man went farther than even the most money hungry citizens a community may know, but Amit Kumar serves as proof that exploitation and corruption in the organs market exists- and only takes one equally corrupt person. The poor, however, are the primary targets of this corruption, bringing down not only themselves but society as well. Biomedical ethics professor Leigh Turner brings up to valid points regarding the matter by stating that “If a decision is un-coerced, you should be in a position where you can make the choice and live with the consequences…but once you add poverty and real inequality to the mix, suddenly choice and autonomy starts to look a lot murkier.” When a easy money-making opportunity arises, the poor are the first to consider it. To offer these people with the choice of being able to make money without having to be productive in society by getting a job is a fault on it’s own part, and in the end results in being harmful to the poor and to the community itself.
The Essay on Money And Points
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Regardless of the criminal and unjust acts this potential situation may bring about, it ultimately comes down to the fact that if a society decides that they want to get paid for organ donations, aiding in saving lives will only aid in society’s moral degeneration. A person is a person through their body, therefore the individual is nonexistent without the body. Michael McDonald, a Maurice Young Chair of applied ethics, supports this point by suggesting that, “…our bodies are not something we can alienate from ourselves.” A body is all a human being has of themselves, and to reach the point where people are willing to sacrifice an allotment of themselves for material good is devastating in terms of how low true self-worth has gotten in individuals or how ridiculously high the desire and lust for material pleasures has gotten. The last thing current society needs is another fault in its already tarnished state. In close relation to this point is the idea that this situation would further lower self-worth and self-image in individuals by completely obliterating the significance of the human and the human body. “[Giving organs for profit] turns our bodies into nothing more that property we own.” says Andrew Chung, in accordance to the point of view shared by Ethicists. Again, this suggests that individuals can manage turning even their bodies into a marketable item, which can be compared to the frowned about venture of prostitution. To turn our bodies into profitable property is to diminish human element.
It’s unfortunate to see society turn good deeds inside out to satisfy money hunger. Positive and selfless actions are the only sources of light in this day and age but have proven to be rare and difficult to find. The act of donating organs in hopes of helping a few people is one of these rare sources of light, and to have to withstand the problems associated with money and its initial attraction all because someone decides that we should sell our body parts for profit is cruel and upsetting. For these reasons it’s to be rest assured that changing the concept of donating organs to giving away organs for money induces nothing truly positive and is therefore an all around bad idea.
The Essay on Primate Society and Human Society
The present paper is intended to discuss the similarities between the social behaviors of baboons and humans according to the book “Almost Human” by Shirley Strum. The first manifestation of social behavior Shirley Strum noticed is threat signals the animals convey when a newcomer appears (Strum, 1987, p. 24). Furthermore, as the newcomer approaches, juveniles and adult females circle around him ...
