17 July 2008

$in-gapore Could Take Lead in Legalising Organ Trade

"What if two adults of sound mind, out of their mutual needs, enter into an agreement for helping each other: one offering his kidney and the other offering cash needed, say, for the education of the donor's son or urgent discharge of a debt?

Is it fair to criminalise such social relationships where no third party is harmed? When a social relationship is forged which gives a new lease of life to both the stakeholders, then law ought not to step in to criminalise and punish such relationships.

While international opinion is currently against any trade in human organs, Singapore can take the lead and set a good precedent for the international community by legalising it. The Republic has the infrastructure to facilitate such transactions."

It seems that there is no level too low for $in-gaporeans to $ink to. But on second thought, they might have already hit rock bottom.

2 comments:

Mockingbird said...

Singapore will take lead in keeping organ trade illegal.

Wei-Yee Chan said...

The tile of the original article clearly suggests the legalisation of organ trading, affirmed by the ending paragraph.

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