Discussion Post: Health Care Law & Regulations
• Can we confine our arguments about health care efficiency to organ transplants, or can one argue that other types of medical treatments and health care services are also scarce?
• Is the shortage of organs available for transplant one health care problem that could be solved by unlimited funding of the health care system?
• What is the justification underlying laws restricting or offering payment for transplant organs?
• What legal distinction is there between selling organs versus human tissues, blood plasma, ova, and sperm?
• What practical considerations support or detract from legally regulating organ procurement and transplants?
• Would it be permissible to remove the organs of healthy, deceased prisoners to save the lives of five to eight others who need organ transplants?
• Under what circumstances might palliative sedation facilitate organ transplants?
The response must include a reference list. One-inch margins, double-space, Using Times New Roman 12 pnt font and APA style of writing and citations.