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  • There is an interesting copunter-arument when it comes to euthanasia, (which you did not mention but ties in nicely with the consenting adults bit)

    The libertarian / liberal view is bodily autonomy / consenting adults we should allow it.

    The counter-argument however, is that by even introducing it as a possibility, you change how people interact with other possibilities. E.g. in my country the state pays for healthcare, and the money for euthanasia will certainly come out of the healthcare budget. So every year, some accountant will have to decide how much money to earmark for euthanasia, and how much for treatment. Killing people is a lot cheaper than healing them, so you will inevitably end up creating a pressure on some people to take euthanasia when they otherwise wouldn’t have (Because the money which used to go to treatment, has now been redirected to killing them)

    I suspect you can construct a similar argument about kidney selling. As long as you have an environment where it is legal, it disincentives power structures from exploring the options which would make it no longer necessary.