Personal Dilemma

Jameka Esters

CJA/324

November 25, 2014
Professor Martinque Parker

Title of Paper

Personal Dilemma Paper An ethical dilemma is a dispute between two moral principles. The two sides can debate about what is right and what is wrong. Moral and ethical dilemmas can arise in many forms and for different reasons. How these dilemmas are managed determines the results. Personal moral dilemmas occur when an individual must make a decision and the options to make that decision are equally unpleasant. The dilemma is to choose one of the options however, neither is something you want to choose. Past experience may assist you in solving the dilemma or you may need to gather more information to make a sound decision. Ethical dilemmas in society are encountered daily by many. The news feeds, newspapers, and television are full of ethical dilemmas. These reports may be about an actor or actress, rock stars, or politicians. Rarely does one find reports on ethical dilemmas of other types. I have chosen to discuss the ethical dilemma about selling and buying organs on the black market.
Nature of the Dilemma Since organ transplants started occurring on a regular basis there has been a shortage for these organs. A transplant recipient can spend years waiting for the right donor and the right organ. Castillo (2014), “The United States government estimates 18 people die each day waiting for a transplant, and every 10 minutes someone is added to the transplant list. As of October 25, 98,463 people were waiting for a new kidney in the U.S. Thus far this year (2013), only 9,708 kidney transplants have been completed” (para. 1, 2). The ethical dilemma, should one be allowed by law to sell their own body parts. Eggs are harvested by surgery and are legal in the United States. Should one not be able to harvest other organs and sell them?