Why States Should Buy Kidneys
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21497430 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Aksel Braanen Sterri (0000-0002-4804-8033, Department of Philosophy, Classics, History of Art and Ideas University of Oslo, Blindernveien 31 Oslo 0313 Norway, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 844-856 |
| Publication date | 2021-11-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Applied Philosophy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0264-3758 • E-ISSN: 1468-5930 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/japp.12523 |
| OpenAlex | W3170597958 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
In this article, I argue we have collective duties to people who suffer from kidney failure and these duties are best fulfilled through a government‐monopsony market in kidneys. A government‐monopsony market is a model where the government is the sole buyer, and kidneys are distributed according to need, not ability to pay. The framework of collective duties enables us to respond to several of the most pressing ethical and practical objections to kidney markets, including Cécile Fabre's objection that it is unjust to be paid to do one's duty, Simon Rippon's objections that it is harmful to be pressured to sell a kidney and that a market is unfair, Richard Titmuss's crowding out objection, and Ronald Dworkin's objection that body parts should not be among the goods we owe each other
Business · Duty · Economics · Labour economics · Law and economics · Monopsony · Political science · Sociology · Law · Organ Donation and Transplantation · Philosophy · Reproductive Health and Technologies
| Citations per year | 1.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2022 - 2025 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |