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Autonomy, constraining options, and organ sales.

James Stacey Taylor1

  • 1Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA. JTAYL25@LSU.EDU

Journal of Applied Philosophy
|May 16, 2003
PubMed
Summary

Allowing a market for human organs could enhance vendor autonomy, despite ethical concerns. This study argues that organ markets, by increasing choices, empower individuals and support moral legitimacy in medical ethics.

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Area of Science:

  • Bioethics
  • Medical Ethics
  • Transplantation Ethics

Background:

  • Chronic shortage of transplant organs persists globally.
  • Ethical debates surrounding organ markets often focus on potential harm to vendor autonomy.
  • Existing arguments against organ markets cite concerns about coercion and exploitation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To critically evaluate arguments that organ markets undermine vendor autonomy.
  • To explore the potential for organ markets to enhance individual autonomy.
  • To establish a moral case for the legitimacy of organ markets based on ethical principles.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of philosophical arguments concerning autonomy and market transactions.
  • Critique of existing ethical objections to organ markets, specifically those raised by Hughes and Zutlevics.
Keywords:
Analytical ApproachHealth Care and Public HealthPhilosophical Approach

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  • Development of a counter-argument based on enhanced autonomy through increased choice.

    • Main Results:

    • The arguments by Hughes and Zutlevics, while innovative, contain significant flaws.
    • The option to sell an organ, when viewed within a broader choice set, is unlikely to be an autonomy-undermining constraining option.
    • Organ markets are more likely to enhance, rather than diminish, vendor autonomy.

    Conclusions:

    • The ethical objections to organ markets based on undermining autonomy are unconvincing.
    • Enhancing vendor autonomy provides a strong ethical justification for considering the moral legitimacy of organ markets.
    • Autonomy, as a preeminent value in medical ethics, supports the recognition of organ markets.