Organ Donation: A Comparison of Altruistic and Market-Based Systems

Authors

Cameron CaputiFollow

Abstract

One of the most heavily regulated aspects of the Health Care industry is the organ donation system (“Legislation and Policy”). Regulations in this area ensure the quality of the organs and morality of the process through which they were procured. This system, however, is failing in at least one sense; the number of patients requiring organ transplants is increasing, but the number of donors remains stagnant (Gordon, Patel, Sohn, Hippen, Sherman , 2014). Due to the lack of available transplant organs, a debate has been sparked on whether the United States government should allow for the purchasing of these organs.

Recommended Citation

Caputi, Cameron. "Organ Donation: A Comparison of Altruistic and Market-Based Systems." The Downtown Review. Vol. 3. Iss. 2 (2016) .
Available at: https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/tdr/vol3/iss2/4