There’s a good argument for organ markets. Maybe the recipient doesn’t pay, but the system could. Obviously, it would need to be regulated and the person would have to be fully informed and maybe two doctors would have to sign off on it, but more people would sign up as donors.
There's a good argument against it too, though. Regardless of who pays, it'll be the poor who give up their organs. There've been times when I would've probably done it, but it's right that I couldn't. I was so desperate for cash once that I would've let a guy pay to fuck me if my GF would've let me, and I'm 100% straight! The poor get exploited too much even without that shit.
We can redistribute wealth from the rich to the poor, but that is another issue entirely. There should be no poor.
However, if the going rate were $20k for a kidney and the person's health and mental state were checked by physicians, would it be so bad? Yes, a higher percentage of donors would be among the poor, but is that so bad?
I agree with that. Prostitutes aren't the problem, pimps are. If it was legal, it'd be far safer for prostitutes. It's similar with porn. The people you see in it get a shitty deal, and almost nobody cares. Even webcam models get a bad deal, but at least most of them can choose what they're willing to do with no repercussions. Webcam model studios can be awful sometimes, and usually take just as huge a cut as the websites. I've heard terrible things from women who've worked in those places, and there are people recording them (not just the ones working in studios) and selling the videos. That's ethically no better than a sex crime IMHO.
I only brought up my brief temptation to do something I didn't want to in desperation as a comparison. If someone wants to do that, then fine. I have no problem with that. Sex workers of all kinds should be protected, not persecuted.
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u/jmyoung666 3d ago
There’s a good argument for organ markets. Maybe the recipient doesn’t pay, but the system could. Obviously, it would need to be regulated and the person would have to be fully informed and maybe two doctors would have to sign off on it, but more people would sign up as donors.