ABSTRACT
Either kidney sales are analogous to certain types of morally permissible activities, and are thus similarly morally permissible, or there are disanalogies that preclude this conclusion from being drawn. However, this debate is complicated both by the need to justify the moral permissibility of the activities in comparison and by the need to ensure that the analogy between kidney sales and these activities is as strong as possible. Unfortunately, those who proffer this pro-market argument by analogy frequently ignore these complications. This chapter addresses these complications directly. Moreover, rather than relying on armchair intuitions concerning the relative dangers of kidney sales and certain types of dangerous employment, it statistically compares the relative dangers of such activities. The chapter also shows that, insofar as there are disanalogies between the sale of a kidney and the sale of one's labour to engage in dangerous employment, these either fail to undermine the pro-market position, or else support it.
