Organ Sales: Exploitative at Any Price?. (1st October 2012)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Lawlor, Rob
• Is Part Of: Bioethics. Volume 28:Number 4(2014:May)
• Page Start: 194
• Page End: 202
• Publication Date: 2012-10-01
• Subjects: Bioethics -- Periodicals; 174.957
• DOI: 10.1111/bioe.12000
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0269-9702

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main" xml:lang="en"> <title>ABSTRACT</title> <p>In many cases, claims that a transaction is exploitative will focus on the details of the transaction, such as the price paid or conditions. For example, in a claim that a worker is exploited, the grounds for the claim are usually that the pay is not sufficient or the working conditions too dangerous. In some cases, however, the claim that a transaction is exploitative is not seen to rely on these finer details. Many, for example, claim that organ sales would be exploitative, in a way that doesn't seem to depend on the details. This article considers, but ultimately rejects, a number of arguments which could be used to defend this sort of claim.</p> </abstract>