Paper Topic:

what we need to know about organ harvesting

OUTLINE

Abstract

Introduction

Definition , historical background and prevalence

Ethical Issues : Risks and Repercussions

Conclusion

Bibliography

Appendix

I . Abstract

What We Need to Know about Organ Harvesting (Pls . insert your Name 2007 . Insights into the trade of various body parts in different countries of the world , its prevalence , risks and regulations made by individual countries and by the international body of human rights . This shows that the major breakthrough of organ transplant is not without its negative repercussions . The supply and demand are unequal with the

supply in shortage over the worldwide demand for organ donors China has allegedly emerged as the number one harvester ' of these body parts , and because of this , the Pandora 's Box has been opened to a plethora of grave consequences . These include unethical dismemberment of dead persons ' bodies , premature killing ' of victims or patients , and the complications and incidence or percentage of the recipients ' bodies rejections of the presence of the foreign organ transplanted unbeknownst to the patient and families . These are but some of the harmful effects of this modern-day breakthrough in medicine

II . Introduction Why the need to understand the nature of Organ Harvesting

Behind the good prospect of acquiring a fresh ' and healthy organ for the patients and their families waiting for their turn are medical malpractice and deprivation of rights from prospective donors ' There are many things involved and at stake whenever organ donation is raised as the issue . There are the donors and the risks that they put their lives into (not to mention the unwilling ' donors who cannot protest to the malpractice , the recipients ' gamble of what might happen despite the prospect of receiving a new organ , and the ethics involved in the deepening complications of organ harvesting . This attempts to shed light into the world of organ harvesting : What it is its prevalence and its repercussions on the people involved , regulations made on the trade if any , and future ramifications

III . Historical background , Definition of Terms , and Prevalence

A . Historical Background

There have been a lot of improvements in the fields of medical science with the passage of time . In the past few years there has been a dramatic rise in the demand for organs for transplantation . The gap between supply and demand with respect to organ transplantation is not only large but growing in proportion in spite of the rapid advances being made in this area . In the United States alone , approximately six thousand (6 ,000 ) and ten thousand (10 ,000 ) individuals put on hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis , respectively , pending the arrival of a possible kidney donor and thus the transplant to take place (Arthur L Caplan , 143 . In addition , four thousand more are expected to receive corneal transplants (Arthur L Caplan , 143 ) if ever donors come . As of 2004 , there were 80 ,000 patients on organ waiting lists in the United States (Watkins , 2005 , and based on a 1999 data , it is estimated that 4 , 000 of these patients will not receive an organ...

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