Peer Response #1: Max Jentsch

In response to Max Jentsch's blog post on Organs for Sale, I believe what he is saying about how you have the right to do what you want with your organs and have the right to receive money for what is a part of you, is a very clear statement and I agree with this. Max states the argument very clearly and talks about after reading the post that it does not change his opinion. The blog post that was read is http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-10786211 where Mark Wilkinson's article "Sell Organs to Save Lives" talks about how the amount of organ donors needed far outstrips the supply. It involves legal battles, ethical  questions, and increasing supply. Max also talks about how the license driver states whether you want to be an organ donor or not and this helps with the topic because this states that you have the choice to be an organ donor and help save peoples lives. Now this doesn't state that you will receive money for what organs you get, but it does state that you have the choice to help others and can even help yourself morally. Max also talks about how you have the right to receive a tattoo so you should have the right with your organs too. It really does seem to be the same thing. Its your body do what you want with it. The only part of Max's response is the part about being able to sell your heart. I did not understand if he meant that you can't give your heart away if it would kill you or that it wouldn't help if you tried to transfer it to someone else. But besides that the rest seemed to be clear and well written. I enjoyed reading Max's post on Organs for Sale.