I saw something very interesting on the News yesterday. It seems that b/c of a kidney shortage, they are trying to make it legal for healthy people to be able to sell one of their kidneys. Many people are against it b/c they feel that the poor would be taken advantage of and that it would be too similar to certain black market practices in 3rd world countries. Though, you could also argue that more than 70,000 people are in need of a new kidney, and they would have a much better chance of getting one if this policy was made legal.

Personally, I don't think I would sell one of my kidneys, but I am on the fence when it comes to making this legal. The arguments for both sides are convincing, and many moral dilemmas come into play in this issue. Then again, it is very much like the abortion issue I raised recently. So, if you can abort a baby, why not be able to donate a kidney? Hmmm...

My question is, where do you stand? Do you think people should be able to sell one of their kidneys for money? If you had the opportunity to do so, would you sell one of your kidneys?