S. (Levine, 2008).
One of the paradoxes of modern medical science and technology is the blurring of the line between life and death, something that was never an issue before modern medicine (Griniezakis, 2007; Levine, 2008). That was the case even before the most recent revelations in 2009 that many patients previously diagnosed as being in long-term persistent vegetative states actually remained conscious throughout their ordeal and that several patients considered to be brain dead according to accepted criteria eventually recovered consciousness (Halpern, Raz, Kohn, et al., 2010). The obvious concern is that inaccurate diagnoses of persistent vegetative states and the premature declaration of death could result in the procurement of organs for transplant from patients who could still recover from their medical predicament. That issue, unlike religious objections to scientific research remains a valid bioethics concern.
The other principal ethical issue in relation to organ transplantation is in connection with the sale of transplant organs. In countries where such sales have been permitted by law, trends have emerged whereby the poor have been exploited in this manner for the benefit of the wealthy (Levine, 2008). On the other hand, there is good reason to believe that the legalized sale of organs for transplantation could be regulated and controlled in ways that allowed society the benefit of increased transplant organ availability without exploiting or jeopardizing the health of the poor (Halpern, Raz, Kohn, et al., 2010).
Conclusion
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