Ron Paul Wants People To Buy, Sell Organs For Transplants
OPPOSING VIEWS | Michael Allen
Former Texas Congressman and Presidential Candidate Ron Paul claims the way to solve the organ donation problem in America is to allow people to buy and sell organs as they do with goods at a grocery store.
Paul wrote on his website The-Free-Foundation.org about cystic fibrosis patient Sarah Murnaghan, who was originally denied a lung transplant because she was too young to be on the adult transplant list, which begins at age 12. A federal judge intervened in her case and allowed her to get the transplant.
However, Paul says this all could have been avoided if Murnaghan and other transplant patients were allowed to buy their organs on the free market, which would award the highest bidder.
"If we trust the market to deliver food, shelter, and all other necessities, why should we not trust it to deliver healthcareâ€"including organs?" Paul said. "If organ donors or their heirs were compensated for donating, more people would have an incentive to become organ donors,"
Paul said the cash-strapped middle class and poor people would benefit the most from buying organs, not the wealthy who can buy most of what they want.
"Allowing the free market to alleviate the shortage of organs and reduce the costs of medial procedures like transplants would benefit the middle class and the poor, not the wealthy," he said.
Paul wrote on his website The-Free-Foundation.org about cystic fibrosis patient Sarah Murnaghan, who was originally denied a lung transplant because she was too young to be on the adult transplant list, which begins at age 12. A federal judge intervened in her case and allowed her to get the transplant.
However, Paul says this all could have been avoided if Murnaghan and other transplant patients were allowed to buy their organs on the free market, which would award the highest bidder.
"If we trust the market to deliver food, shelter, and all other necessities, why should we not trust it to deliver healthcareâ€"including organs?" Paul said. "If organ donors or their heirs were compensated for donating, more people would have an incentive to become organ donors,"
Paul said the cash-strapped middle class and poor people would benefit the most from buying organs, not the wealthy who can buy most of what they want.
"Allowing the free market to alleviate the shortage of organs and reduce the costs of medial procedures like transplants would benefit the middle class and the poor, not the wealthy," he said.
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