Journal of Clinical Research & Bioethics

Abstract

Organ Transplant: Using the Free Market Solves the Problem

Andrew V. Scott and Walter E. Block

To date 80,000 Americans have died on organ transplantation waiting lists. The current organ procurement and transplantation network is outlined in the National Organ Transplant Act. This act has given a handful of organizations total control in the procurement and transplantation industry. It is imperative to repeal this act and to let the free market drive organ procurement and transplantation with the buying and selling of organs. This would increase the total number of quality organs to the level of demand and reduce the total cost of transplantation. The sooner this happens the better the chances of survival for the tens of thousands of Americans on waiting lists today.