Bard, J. (2008). Black Markets: The Supply and Demand of Body Parts. Journal of Health Politics, Policy & Law, 33(1), 117-133.

This article was a essay review of a Book called Black Market. Bard discusses the main ideas of the book which are; offering financial compensation for organ donation, and how doing so is like slavery because it sends an impression that the body is something that can be bought and sold. In Bard's article he discusses and mostly disagrees with the ideas that are presented in the book. A few key points I found interesting are that Bard believes that if we were to go with an altruistic/market approach to organ donation, then eventually the altruistic side would die out,thus making it all that much harder for the average person to obtain an organ transplant. He also discusses how consent from family members is a big issue, and is the more important issue that needs to be addressed. In order to increase organ donation rates we should be looking at why individuals choose not to donate rather than offering them money to do so. He mentioned several studies that suggest that financial compensation would not alter the choice, these studies that he references contradict previous studies that I have researched. I will need to look into the studies he quotes and compare them with my previous research. He suggested that some of the reasons that individuals choose not to donate are because of the general public misunderstanding of how organ donation works, and the public's mistrust in the health care system.
Once again I have found an article that gives me new insight into subjects that I would like to further research. I plan on checking out the book that his essay is about. I don't really know if I believe that offering financial compensation for organ donation would be considered a form of slavery but I am interested in seeing how the author of the book represents her opinion. I had never thought about how an altruistic/market system would affect the people who donate unselfishly, but I am left to wonder if this would be the case. This article only mentions preplanned arrangements were individuals benefit form selling their organs, and I am focusing more on compensation in the form of medical and funeral arrangements. I am left with so many more questions that I will need to further research.