Oragan Transplants essays

Oragan Transplants essays Now you have to realize that we are in a no win situation with the issue of organ transplants. It isnt fair, and there is no way we can make it completely fair until there are enough organs available to satisfy the demand for them. Some people are just not going to receive a transplant, and there is nothing we can do about that right now. Dividing people into three classifications, and listing them according to that, will maximize the efficiency by which we distribute our limited supply of organs, and minimize the loses we are incurring because of the organ shortage. Some would say this system is not fair to the people on the secondary and tertiary lists, because if the primary list is big enough to use all of the available organs, then the people on the other lists will most likely die. Well, people are dying anyway while waiting for organs, and yes it is unfair that people have to die, but it is even more unfair when somebody dies who needs a new liver through no fault of their own, and an alcoholic who has boozed their life away, takes that liver and lives. Who in their sober right mind would call that fair? Who has the right to judge which people die or not? You and I are not some god-like figure, so we dont have the right to do that. I would completely agree with these critics about nobody have the right to judge other people, but these lists are not judging anybody. By choosing to participate in certain activities, or not, people are ultimately deciding their own placement on these lists. They arent be judged by anybody, just categorized by their lifestyles. In other words, people would simply be taking responsibility for their actions. If one chooses to get consume large amounts of alcoholic beverages every night until they need a new liver, then that is their own choice, and they should pay the consequences for it. If it means death, so be it. They had their chance with life,...