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Question 1

What are some methods to measure inequalities?

Answer 1

Educational level
Occupational status
Housing tenure
Area deprivation
Household income
Area of residence

Question 2

What are some reasons against having a market for blood?

Answer 2

Represses altruism
Erodes sense of community
Sanctions profits in hospitals and subjects medicine to market place rules
Increases blood from poor, unskilled and unemployed
Commercialisation may increase infection risk

Question 3

What are some pros for having a market for blood?

Answer 3

Supply will increase by removing obstacles and offering a reward
May actually work out cheaper as wouldn’t need an alternative

Question 4

What are some ideas to increase organ donation?

Answer 4

Replace opt in with opt out scheme
Using transplant coordinators in hospitals to increase supply
Financial incentives

Question 5

What are some points for paying for body parts?

Answer 5

Increases supply
Transplants often more cost effective than alternative e.g. dialysis
Each person has a right to their own body so should be able to do what they want with it, including selling some of their organs

Question 6

What are some points against paying for body parts?

Answer 6

Represses altruism
More likely to get lower quality organs
Transplant tourism could be risky
Associated crime with organ trafficking