Bill to Allow Organ Farming from Unconscious Patients!

First Things ^ | February 23, 2012 | Wesley J. Smith

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

Good grief! A Maryland state legislator has filed a bill that would allow surrogate decision makers to “donate” kidneys and liver lobes. From HB 449:

THIS SUBSECTION APPLIES ONLY TO A PATIENT WHO HAS BEEN CERTIFIED UNDER § 5–606(B) OF THIS SUBTITLE TO BE IN A PERSISTENT 8 VEGETATIVE STATE.

(3) A PERSON AUTHORIZED TO MAKE HEALTH CARE DECISIONS FOR ANOTHER UNDER THIS SECTION MAY AUTHORIZE THE DONATION OF A NONVITAL ORGAN IF THE DONATION IS BASED ON:

(I) THE WISHES OF THE PATIENT AS PREVIOUSLY EXPRESSED BY THE PATIENT; OR

(II) A DETERMINATION BY THE SURROGATE THAT THE DONATION IS CONSISTENT WITH THE PATIENT’S RELEVANT RELIGIOUS AND MORAL BELIEFS AND PERSONAL VALUES.

Unconscious patients would hardly seem to be in a state of health to permit such surgeries. But surely when people can’t make their own decisions, surrogates–as fiduciaries–must work solely for the medical benefit of the incompetent person.

I know people will say, “What if it is the patient’s child” or some such. But we can’t do it! We can’t treat incompetent patients as objects for the benefit of others. This proposal is merely the latest attempt to permit unconscious patients to be used as so many organ farms. And if the surgery kills the patient, why then other organs might be available. I repeat: Good grief.

[RetiredTexasVet]

Remember that the Witch of the West, Pelosi stated that you have to pass Obamacare to learn what is in it .... I can see the many “surprise, surprise ....” coming shortly. On the other hand, it is not probably all that necessary to read or understand the Obamacare law to repeal or revoke it!

[SaraJohnson]

Obamacare is the smoking nazis on steroids.

[dog breath]

While the Chinese are endlessly corrupt and show what horrors can come from organ harvesting, technically their laws are stricter then Maryland’s especially with recent reforms. My point, which I failed to make, was that if the country accused of being the worst human rights abuser in regards to organ transplants is stricter in theory then Maryland, it is cause for concern.

[goat granny]

I have used up all my organs and they are of no use to anyone.

[grey_whiskers]

Cheers!

[muawiyah]

The legislator who introduced this bill is the Deputy Majority Leader of the Maryland House of Delegates ~ so he's not some ordinary kook, he's a very special LEIDERSHIP KOOK.

This is HUGE.

Governor O'Malley is pretty crude, rude and unacceptable himself, but Dan K. Morhaim looks to be the CHIEF HEALTH NAZI ~ he's chair of various committees that act on this stuff, and he's written a book about dying.

Then there's his Stalinesque moustache ~ we know his kind!