A few days ago, I read a article about organ trafficking, and felt that this is a serious problem. The article pointed out the problems of it and made me think about not only organ trafficking, but also about organ donation. I want to talk whether selling organs should be illegal or not, and whether people who donate their organs after death should have the top priority when they need organ transplant. I also want to compare laws in other countries related to organ donation. In my opinion I believe that selling organs can increase many crimes and cause people to sell it in unfair prices. Also, I think that people who donate organs should be moved on the top list of organ transplant.

First, I would like to argue about selling organs. Some people say that we can sell our hair and our blood, but they wonder why selling organs is illegal? We can reproduce our hair and our blood, but we can not reproduce our organs because we only have one of each in our body. For this reason, many crimes will increase to buy and sell these precious organs. Especially I’ve heard that in the process of buying and selling organs illegally, the brokers use deceptions and violence to buy kidneys from impoverished people. This is a serious problem and need to be strictly scrutinized by the law.

Secondly, I think that the people who donate their organs should be given the privilege of receiving organ transplant. Even though they voluntarily donate their organs I think that they should be appreciated for what they have done. We should pay them buy putting them on the top list when he or she needs organ transplant right away. They can also encourage people to donate their organs afterwards by giving the donors the privilege.

Finally, I want to argue about laws related to organ donation. They are different in America and European countries. In the American law they have to sign a form to have their organs donated, while in the European countries they automatically considered a donor unless they expressly declare that they do not want to be one. I think the American laws is better where people have the right to choose whether they will donate their organs or not after their death, because everyone should have the right to decide.

The article I read made me think deeply about organ donation and organ trafficking. In Korea, organ donation is legal while organ trafficking is not. I know that selling organs have many problems, and that is why the law of selling it should be illegal. Also, people should have the right to choose whether to donate their organs or not. When they do, they should be appreciated for what they have done in a way of giving them the priority of organ transplanted when needed. In this way crimes will decrease and people will be encouraged to donate their organs than before.