And if someone offered you $30,000 for your best kidney, would you take the money? You could make $30,000 just by doing nothing more than lying on a table to have your kidney removed. It seems like a good deal until you find out that the surgery will be performed by an unlicensed surgeon, so the chance of you contracting the disease is high. Furthermore, the risk of dying increases, do you take this opportunity? In discussions on the black market for organs, on the one hand it is argued that the patient would obtain the organ in a timely manner without being put on a waiting list. On the other hand, people would argue about the state of the organ and the procedure performed by an unlicensed surgeon. No matter how desperate an individual may be to obtain an organ, it is best to receive an organ legally to ensure safety. The black market is a development that provides services outside the law. All operations are carried out without government involvement, in government-sanctioned external channels. This escapes government price controls and taxes on the item. Even though it seems like a profitable agency, many problems lie within this system. By participating in the black market, everyone runs the risk of fraud. Normally people do not have direct contact with the buyer or seller; therefore, it is normal to receive a product with default values. This can be especially harmful if it is an organ. Few people would hesitate to participate in the black market for products such as concert tickets or weapons due to efficiency and cost, but the question is whether it is reliable with important goods such as an organ. The World Health Organization estimates that “one fifth of the 70,000 kidneys transplanted worldwide each year come from the black market.” This...... half of the document ......trieve&contentSet=GSRC&version=1.0>.Karen A. Hudson. “The sale of body parts does not benefit the poor.” At issue: Is selling body parts ethical? Ed. Cristina Watkins. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2013. Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center. Storm. Carthage Central High School Library. May 5th. 2014Sam Vaknin. “The sale of body parts should be regulated.” At issue: Is selling body parts ethical? Ed. Cristina Fisanick. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2010. Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center. Storm. Carthage Central High School Library. May 5th. 2014 .