By Roland Chia
(This article is originally a talk given at the Graduates' Christian Fellowship’s forum on Human Organ Trading held on 12 November 2008 at the GCF-FES Centre, reprinted in Graduates' Christian Fellowship Bulletins, issue December 2008, and reproduced at Graduates' Christian Fellowship website.)
The recent case of two Indonesian men, who were prosecuted for selling their kidneys, has sparked a robust debate on the question of whether Singapore should legalise the sale of human organs. In an article in The Straits Times (21 July 2008), Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan was quoted as saying: "Let’s push within the current regime … but at the same time, let’s not write off an idea just because it sounds radical or controversial … We may be able to find a compromise which is workable and yet does not offend people’s sensibilities."
