Organ Shortage Crisis in America : Incentives, Civic Duty, and Closing the Ga...
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Organ Shortage Crisis in America : Incentives, Civic Duty, and Closing the Gap, Paperback by Flescher, Andrew Michael, ISBN 1626165440, ISBN-13 9781626165441, Brand New, Free shipping in the US The author considers possible solutions to the organ shortage crisis in the US that are alternatives to the legalization of the sale of organs and considers the relationship between altruism and self-interest, arguing that living donation spurred by civic engagement is a legitimate and viable solution to the problem, as well as discussing ethical arguments for and against legalizing the sale of organs, the implications of commodification, and what a gift exchange led by civic engagement might look like. He details arguments for the legalization of the sale of organs, the case of Iran, and objections to the sale of organs in terms of discrimination against the poor, the commodification of a good based on its financial market value, and unsafe outcomes; the effects of offering financial incentives to encourage civic sacrifice; how donors perceive their altruistic sacrifice; organ donation as civic duty through paired exchanges, donor chains, national policies to give preference to those who opt into an organ donor network, incentives that provide compensation short of direct payment, and spaces that acknowledge the sacrifices of donors; and how to begin to relieve the organ shortage crisis in the US. Annotation ©2018 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR ()
