Health Talk: Ethnics of Organ Transplantation Presenter: Dr. Many & Dr. Much Only On

Case 1: iPhone or iKedney? Fact Shortage of transplantable organs Lack of volunteer donors 17-year-old boy in Anhui traded his kidney for iPhone5.

Problem 1: Source Dying people Executed prisoners Immediate relatives Stem cells (still in research) Organ donors (15000：1)

Question 1: Should organ trade be legalized?

Question 2: When to stop end-of-life care and start organ harvesting?

Question 3: Should we forbid or encourage the use of human embryo?

Case 2: Who moved my kidney? Someone simply jumped the queue after others’ 6- month waiting.

Problem 2: Distribution Theoretically Equal Access Maximum benefit Practically Unequal treatment Maximum revenue

Question 1: Should people who haven’t had a transplant be given priority over those who have already had one?

Question 2: Should people whose lifestyle choices damaged their organ be given a chance?

Question 3: Should suicidal individuals be given an organ transplant?

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