BLOOD FOR SALE

IS IT TIME FOR US TO GET

INTO THIS BUSINESS?
MUST WE CHOOSE?
OR . . .
CAUSES OF THE EVENTS IN THE CASE
 SOL LEVIN, A STOCKBROKER, HAD A GREAT
BUSINESS IDEA:
 “BUY CHEAP, SELL DEAR” IS
THE TRIED-AND-TRUE MOTTO FOR
SUCCESSFUL SALES.
 SO WHY NOT APPLY IT TO
BLOOD?
 CAUSES OF THE EVENTS IN THE
CASE
 THERE WAS A TERRIBLE PROBLEM IN
AMERICA WITH “DIRTY” BLOOD
BECAUSE MANY WHO SOLD THEIR BLOOD
WERE DRUG ADDICTS WITH AIDS,
HEPATITIS, AND OTHER DISEASES.

 HE WENT TO RURAL WEST AFRICA,

FOUND A TRIBE UNTOUCHED BY CIVILIZATION WITH
“CLEAN” BLOOD, AND BOUGHT BLOOD FOR 15¢ A
CAUSES OF THE EVENTS IN THE CASE
 NOW FOR THE MARK-UP:
RESELL THAT BLOOD FOR $25 A PINT!
 THERE ARE PROBLEMS THOUGH. EVEN AT
THAT PRICE AMERICA IS PLAGUED BY
RECURRING SHORTAGES, THE SYSTEM IS
HEAVILY BUREAUCRATIZED AND AS A RESULT,
BLOOD COSTS 10-15 TIMES MORE THAN IT
DOES IN ENGLAND.
 HEMOPHILIACS ARE ESPECIALLY HURT.
CAUSES OF THE EVENTS IN THE CASE
 ENGLAND RELIES ENTIRELY ON VOLUNTARY
BLOOD DONATIONS AND DOESN’T CHARGE
ANYONE FOR BLOOD WHO NEEDS IT.
 THE WHOLE SYSTEM IS FREE.
 IS IT SAFE?
 HOW DOES ENGLAND DO IT?
 ETHICAL THEORIES
A. RULE-BASED
(DEONTOLOGICAL)
THE RIGHTNESS OR WRONGNESS OF
AN ACTION IS DETERMINED BY A
PRE-ESTABLISHED RULE
REGARDLESS OF THE OUTCOME:
1. RELIGION
THEREIS NO RELIGIOUS
COMMANDMENT THAT SAYS WE
SHOULD GIVE BLOOD AWAY.
HOWEVER, WHAT ABOUT THE
GOLDEN RULE?
2. SECULARISM:
WHAT DOES NON-RELIGIOUS
PHILOSOPHY SUGGEST?
LIBERTARIANISM

EACH IS FREE TO LIVE AS THEY
WISH AS LONG AS THEY DON’T
INFRINGE ON OTHERS’ RIGHTS.
 IS THERE A “RIGHT” TO GIVE
BLOOD AWAY AS PETER SINGER
ASKS OR IS IT THE “RIGHT” TO
SELL?
 ETHICAL THEORIES
B. CONSEQUENCE UTILITARIANISM:
-BASED  THE ETHICAL DOCTRINE
(TELEOLOGICAL) THAT VIRTUE IS BASED
ON WHAT IS USEFUL AND
GOOD AND EVIL ARE THAT CONDUCT SHOULD
NOT ABSOLUTE; BE DIRECTED TOWARD
CONDUCT IS GOOD OR PROMOTING THE
BAD DEPENDING ON GREATEST HAPPINESS
OF THE GREATEST
THE OUTCOME OF THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE.
ACTION.
 ETHICAL ISSUES INVOLVED
ON AN INDIVIDUAL LEVEL:
DOES THE FACT THAT SOME PEOPLE SELL
THEIR BLOOD FOR MONEY MAKE YOU LESS
WILLING TO GIVE YOURS AWAY
FOR FREE?
 DO WE HAVE A MORAL DUTY TO
DONATE BLOOD?
 IF WE CAN SELL BLOOD,
WHY NOT OTHER ORGANS?
 ETHICAL ISSUES INVOLVED
ON AN ORGANIZATIONAL LEVEL:
IS SOL LEVIN RUNNING A BUSINESS JUST LIKE ANY OTHER?

IF BLOOD IS A BUSINESS, THEN BUSINESS RULES APPLY.

ON A SOCIETAL LEVEL:
IS IT ACCEPTABLE THAT A MINORITY (THE POOR AND THE HOMELESS WHO ARE SELLING
BLOOD) MUST SACRIFICE FOR THE MAJORITY?  

IF WE HAVE A MARKET FOR HUMAN BLOOD AND OTHER BODY-PARTS WHO IS HELPED?
WHO IS HURT? CAN THE SYSTEM BE MADE FAIR?

IF BLOOD ISN’T A BUSINESS, THEN SOCIETY MUST RELY ON THE GOODNESS OF PEOPLE.

WHICH SYSTEM IS BETTER, AMERICA’S OR ENGLAND’S?

 COMPARATIVE OUTCOMES OF ETHICAL
THEORIES
RULE BASED:
 SOME RELIGIONS SPECIFICALLY PROHIBIT
DONATING BLOOD OR BLOOD
TRANSFUSIONS; FOLLOWERS OF THESE
RELIGIONS WOULD NOT BE IN FAVOR OF
SELLING OR DONATING BLOOD.
 THOSE WHO FOLLOW THE GOLDEN RULE
WOULD SAY DONATING OR SELLING
BLOOD IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO.
 LIBERTARIANS WILL DECIDE WHETHER
THEY WISH TO DONATE OR SELL BLOOD
AND THEY WOULD NOT AGREE TO LAWS
PROHIBITING SALE OR DONATION. THEY
WOULD NOT AGREE TO REGULATIONS
GOVERNING BLOOD DONATIONS AS IT
WOULD INFRINGE ON THEIR LIBERTY.
CONSEQUENCE BASED:
 SOCIETY WOULD DEFINITELY BENEFIT IF
PEOPLE EITHER SOLD OR DONATED
BLOOD FOR THERE WOULD BE A STEADY
SUPPLY OF BLOOD FOR ALL WHO NEEDED
IT. BLOOD SALES AND DONATIONS
WOULD BE REGULATED SO THE BLOOD IS
UNTAINTED.
 A UTILITARIAN WOULD SAY THAT
EVERYONE SHOULD HAVE THE RIGHT TO
SELL BLOOD, AS SELLING BLOOD IS A
BUSINESS LIKE OTHER BUSINESSES, OR
DONATE BLOOD, AS BLOOD IS
NECESSARY FOR LIFE. WHATEVER
PRESERVES LIFE WOULD PROMOTE THE
GREATEST HAPPINESS OF THE GREATEST
NUMBER OF PEOPLE.
 CONSEQUENCES OF THE ACTORS’
BEHAVIORS
IF IT’S OK TO BUY BLOOD CHEAP
FROM THE WEST AFRICANS, WHY
CAN’T WE BUY OTHER THINGS
CHEAP TOO?
 SHOULD WE BE ABLE TO BUY
ORGANS?
 WOULD LEGALIZING ORGAN SALES
STOP THE ILLEGAL INTERNATIONAL
SEX AND ORGAN HARVESTING TRADE?
 POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS TO THE HIGH
COST IN THE U.S. AND RECURRING
SHORTAGES
ORGANIZATIONS LIKE NOT-FOR-PROFIT
TEST THE ENGLISH HOSPITALS AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS
CAN HAVE REGULAR PROMOTIONS TO
MODEL OF ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO DONATE BLOOD:

ENCOURAGING DONATE BLOOD FOR HUMANITARIAN

REASONS


PERSUADE OTHER PEOPLE TO DONATE


BLOOD DONATIONS PERSONAL REWARD – MAKES YOU FEEL

GOOD; DONORS ARE PROUD OF THEIR

IN SELECTED U.S. WHO NEEDS BLOOD

ACTIONS AS THEY HAVE HELPED SOMEONE

MARKETS.
EDUCATION PROGRAM TO EXPLAIN WHY

DONATING BLOOD IS HEALTHY
 ASK DONORS TO RETURN REGULARLY TO
DONATE
INFOWARS - FATAL BLOOD TRANSFUSION
INQUIRY FINDINGS https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=2tjNYLNiAo8&feature=related