Speaking calendar/World Kidney Day
March 12th · Cultural Insight

World Kidney Day

The filter of life. This is a high-stakes debate on the ethics of the organ trade. We explore the biological miracle of the kidney and the dark market for human parts. Should we be allowed to sell our own organs if we are in poverty, or is that the ultimate exploitation?

SPEAKING LESSONB1 / B2Discussion · Vocabulary · Activities
01 / LET’S TALK

Speaking Discussion

  1. Should organ donation be mandatory for everyone after they die (Opt-Out system), or is our body our private property forever?
  2. If you were a billionaire, would you pay $1 million to jump the queue for a life-saving organ? Is that fair?
  3. Should we be allowed to sell a kidney to pay for our children's education? Is it my body, my choice?
  4. Why do we treat blood donation as a gift, but organ donation as a terrifying sacrifice?
  5. If a robot kidney worked better than a human one, would you upgrade your body?
02 / PUT IT INTO PRACTICE

Activity 1: The Ethics Committee

The Task: You have one kidney and two patients: A) A 70-year-old brilliant scientist, B) A 20-year-old unemployed student. You have 3 minutes to decide who gets it. Defend your choice using utilitarian vs emotional logic.

Activity 2: Rapid Fire Debate

Justify these statements: 1. 'The human body should never be for sale.' 2. 'Technological immortality is the only solution to health inequality.' 3. 'We are just a collection of replaceable parts.'