Organ Trade and Assisted Death

• What has led to a black market for organ selling?

  Increasing demand for organs for transplantation
• Why is organ selling widely condemned?

  It is for profit without ethical considerations
• What are the ethical issues related to organ selling?

  • Exploitation of the Vulnerable
  • Commodification of the Human Body
  • Unfair Access and Distribution
  • Erosion of Altruism
• In which regions is organ selling particularly concerning?

  Developing countries with poverty
• How does organ selling exploit vulnerable individuals?

  They may be coerced into selling for money
• What does commodification of the human body imply?

  It reduces organs to mere commodities
• What is a likely consequence of a market for organs?

  Prioritization of wealthy individuals for organs
• How could financial incentives affect organ donation?

  They could undermine altruistic motives
• What do sources advocate for to address organ selling?

  Addressing poverty and promoting ethical practices
• What is euthanasia defined as?

  Intentionally causing death to alleviate suffering
• What perspective do sources take on euthanasia?

  Emphasizing the sanctity of life
• What are the arguments in favor of euthanasia?

  • Autonomy: Right to decide about death
  • Compassion: Merciful act in terminal illness
  • Utility: Alleviates economic burden of care
• What is a significant ethical concern regarding euthanasia?

  It violates the sanctity of human life
• What is the slippery slope argument in euthanasia?

  It could lead to devaluation of life
• How does euthanasia affect healthcare providers?

  It undermines their role as healers
• What do sources emphasize for end-of-life care?

  Providing palliative care and support
• What is orthothanasia?

  Allowing natural death while providing comfort
• Organ Donation


  means the giving of tissue/ organ/ body by a person to another person to an institution
• Donor

  the given who may be a cadaver or a living person
• Vendor


  a person who exchange their organ for money
• Recipient


  the receiver of the organ given by the donor or institution; a recipient who pay the organ is a buyer
• Organ Transplantation


  means the transfer of the planting across of organ from donor/ vendor to recipient/ buyer
• Xenotransplantation


  planting of an organ from animal organ to human beings
• Allotransplantation


  is the transplantation of the organ from one body to another body of the same species
• Euthanasia


  means an action/omission which of itself or by intention causes death in order that suffering may be eliminated. It procures/ imposes death before one's time
• Types of Euthanasia


  1. Voluntary Euthanasia
  2. Non Voluntary Euthanasia
  3. Involuntary Euthanasia
• Dysthanasia


  is the delaying or postponing death beyond its natural time by all means available

  • Also known as bad death or prolonged dying
  • Extending the life of a terminally ill
• Orthothanasia


  also known as passive euthanasia or natural death is a ethical concept and medical practice that involves allowing a terminally ill or suffering patient to die naturally, without aggressive medical interventions or life-sustaining treatement