Just watched Tales From the Organ Trade -- wow wow wow. The black market for illegal organs is a nasty dirty business praying on uneducated, poor, desperate people. But before you judge, watch this documentary. It focuses on the buying and selling of kidneys. I see everyone's point of view on this.
This is a comment by a guy who was filming messages for youtube about the issue of buying and selling kidneys:
"There was a guy in Brooklyn here who got caught 6 months ago being a broker buying ...he became wealthy. But he broke the law and he saved hundreds of lives. I follow the law, I observe the law, and I've let hundreds of people die. Who's moral and who's immoral? I think I'm immoral and that guy who broke the law is more moral, he saved hundreds of lives. So yeah, I'm working within the system but I'm getting sick of the system."
For that comment to resonant, you have to watch the whole documentary. People are allowed to donate kidneys altruistically but not for money. When money comes into play, that's when things get muddy and dangerous. For the donor, for the recipient. Desperate people on both sides of that kidney.
This also reminds me of a Stephen Spielberg Night Gallery where a rich, blind Joan Crawford buys a deadbeat gambler's eyes (Tom Bosley).
If anyone watches this, let me know what you think.