A Broader Perspective on "My Body, My Choice"
The principle has implications that go far beyond abortion. Some of them deserve far more attention than they have gotten to this point.
Organ transplants
One Step Closer to Kidney Transplants From Pigs
Researchers are making great progress overcoming the problems that have long plagued attempts at xenotransplantation.
Genetically Modified Pig Heart Successfully Transplanted Into a Patient
One step closer to solving the organ shortage crisis?
Meet the Dream Team Suing the Biden Administration Over Your Right To Sell Your Kidney
Decades of advocacy from libertarian-leaning academics have failed to end the federal ban on kidney sales. Can a personal injury attorney from New York and a service dog trainer from New Jersey get the job done instead?
Lawsuit Highlights the Case for Legalizing Organ Sales
The lawsuit, by a man seeking to win the right to sell his organs, is unlikely to succeed. But the law he challenges causes thousands of needless deaths every year.
Scientists Have Created Human-Monkey Embryos, and That's Ethically OK
The eventual goal is human organ transplantation.
UK Government Approves Challenge Trials For Research on Covid-19
The initiative could pave the way for other uses of challenge trials in the UK and beyond. It might even stimulate reconsideration of other policies banning payment for voluntary risk-taking that could save many lives.
When Drones Deliver Human Organs
Imagine skies filled with drones carrying kidneys and livers, on their way to save the lives of people awaiting transplants. The future is here!
"Bloody Well Pay" Blood Plasma Donors—and Organ Donors, too
Georgetown political philosopher Peter Jaworski makes the case for paying blood plasma donors. The same arguments also justify paying organ donors and participants in vaccine "challenge trials."
New York Might Compensate You for Your Kidney
But it's just health insurance, not cash
The Case for Legalizing Organ Sales
People already legally sell blood, plasma, and bone marrow. Why not a kidney?
Stossel: Save Lives, Sell Organs
Critics say organ sales would hurt the poor. In fact, it would save lives.
Broader Implications of 'My Body, My Choice'
I agree with this classic pro-choice slogan. But those who promote it would do well to recognize it has implications that go far beyond abortion. More people should embrace more of them.
A Vivid Description of the Needless Suffering Caused by Laws Banning Organ Markets
A recent Canadian Broadcasting Corporation article describes the travails of a man and his family who have waited eight years for a kidney transplant. Such needless pain could be eliminated by legalizing organ markets.
Laws Banning Organ Markets Kill Even More People than Previously Thought
New analysis finds that thousands more die every year because the law forbids purchase of the kidneys they need to survive.
First Whole Body Transplant Is 'Imminent'
In the case of "head transplants" - it's better to be the "donor" than the recipient.
Trump Administration Withdraws Proposed Obama Ban on Compensation for Bone Marrow
Thousands of patients who might have been helped died while rule was pending.
The Case for Compensating Bone-Marrow Donors
Short dramatic film from Institute for Justice lays out the case for paying the people who give marrow, organs, and more.
Human-Animal Chimeras Are O.K., Argues Ronald Bailey on NPR's Airtalk
National Institutes of Health bioethicists agree with me and lift research moratorium
Common Sense Organ Donation Reform Proposed
A proposal to study compensating organ donors and their families: not enough, but a start.
Is It Ethical to Grow Human Organs in Pigs?
Fomenting another useless moral panic over biotechnology
Is It Ethical to Grow Human Organs in Pigs? New at Reason
Scientists are trying to achieve just this goal, but some ethicists are opposed to the research
First U.S. Uterus Transplant—Bioethicists Wring Hands
Why should not men be eligible for uterine transplants?
CRISPR Gene-Editing Is Scientific "Breakthrough of the Year"
"If scientists can dream of a genetic manipulation, CRISPR can now make it happen"
Head Transplant in 2 Years, Proposes Surgeon
Better to be the donor than the recipient in this case
Is It Immoral for Men to Gestate? Transgender* Women?
Recent advances in uterus transplantation will soon make this possible
Ronald Bailey Asks If It Is Immoral to Enable Men and Transgender Women to Gestate
Just because it's new doesn't mean that it's wrong.
Second Child to Challenge Organ Donor Rules Gets Lung Transplant
New York boy fights rule that requires potential recipients to be 12 before being put on waiting list
Ohio Governor Delays Man's Execution over Prospect of Organ Donations
At least it's all voluntary, for the moment
Death Row Inmate's Request to Donate Organs Denied
Ohio authorities say he made request too late
Privatize Everything
In America, we let people sell blood. And sperm. And eggs. Why not kidneys?
Teen Initially Denied Heart Transplant Added to List
Hospital has apparent change of position
Teen Denied Heart Transplant Due to "Non-compliance"
Parents think its because of run-ins with police
Man Dies from Rabies Transmitted Via Organ Transplant
Eighth-known victim of such an unusual transmission method
Scientists Complete Transplant of Retinas Made from Stem Cells in Mice
Could help work toward doing the same for humans
Scientists Create Human Liver from Stem Cell
May take another 10 years before they can be used on patients, though
118,000 Sit on Organ Transplant List
18 people die each day. Extreme shortage due in part to regulations.