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Does organ selling violate human dignity?

Zümrüt Alpinar-Şencan1, Holger Baumann2, Nikola Biller-Andorno3

  • 1Institute of Biomedical Ethics and History of Medicine, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland. zumalpi@gmail.com.

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Regulated markets for human organs are debated due to organ shortages. This paper argues that organ selling risks devaluing individuals and is incompatible with human dignity, even with improved regulations.

Keywords:
AutonomyDignityDignity as a constraintDignity as empowermentOrgan donationOrgan marketsOrgan selling

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Area of Science:

  • Bioethics
  • Medical Law
  • Transplantation Ethics

Background:

  • Increasing demand for organ transplantation due to end-stage organ failure.
  • Shortages in deceased organ donation necessitate exploring alternative organ sources.
  • Regulated markets for human organs present a controversial ethical and legal debate.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To systematically discuss dignity-based arguments against organ selling.
  • To develop a social account of human dignity in the context of organ markets.
  • To analyze the ethical implications of commodifying human organs.

Main Methods:

  • Systematic review and philosophical analysis of dignity-based arguments.
  • Development of a social conception of dignity.
  • Examination of the relationship between autonomy, dignity, and organ commodification.

Main Results:

  • Organ selling risks promoting the idea that individuals have less worth or a price tag.
  • This commodification conflicts with the concept of inherent human dignity.
  • A social account of dignity can explain why organ selling is problematic, even if regulated.

Conclusions:

  • Allowing organ selling poses a significant risk to the social understanding of human dignity.
  • Human dignity is incompatible with the notion that persons have a price.
  • While autonomy is linked to dignity, dignity can also set limits on autonomous choices regarding organ commodification.