Posted on 02/04/2023 2:31:24 AM PST by Libloather
Just when you thought American prison systems couldn’t be any more inhumane, a ridiculous new bill has been proposed in Massachusetts that would permit prisoners to donate their organs in exchange for reduced sentences. Perhaps most shockingly, Democrats are sponsoring the legislation.
The “act to establish the Massachusetts incarcerated individual bone marrow and organ donation program” is sponsored by Democratic Reps. Carlos Gonzalez of Springfield and Judith Garcia of Chelsea. The bill would give inmates anywhere from 60 days to a year off of their prison sentence as long as “the incarcerated individual has donated bone marrow or organ(s).”
The politicians pushing for the legislation say it would “restore bodily autonomy to incarcerated folks” and increase the diversity of donors. This bill, González told WGBH, would have a committee in place that would oversee the organ donation program.
“[It] basically establishes a committee with advocates, with advocates of our inmate population to establish the parameters, the guidelines, the clarity, the transparency, on a policy that is lacking within the department of corrections today,” said González. However, critics strongly disagree and say it may even be illegal.
**SNIP**
According to the Health Resources and Services Administration, there are nearly 4,000 people on the waiting list for organs in Massachusetts. Black and brown people are jailed at higher rates than their white counterparts, so a bill like this would be detrimental to them.
South Carolina tried to do the same thing in 2007, with proposed legislation that would have reduced sentences by up to 180 days if an inmate donated an organ. After outrage ensued, a voluntary organ and tissue donation program was created instead.
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The medical establishment makes millions on transplants.
The real hero’s the donors make nothing.
Blood and bone marrow don’t seem like a bad idea, because they can replenish themselves, but organs... I don’t know. I don’t know if it’s a good idea to start that sort of thing.
Talk about an incentive for them to toss more “insurrectionists” behind bars.
Incrementalism sure to continue from there.
Welcome to West China.🙄
Or the Far Far East?
Have these people been reading their little red book too much and validating their decisions with their Chinese fellow travelers?
Right out of the CCP playbook.
Learned lessons from the ChiComs use of Uyghurs for profit
An Inhumane Proposed Massachusetts Bill Would Allow Prisoners To Trade Organs For Reduced Sentences
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How CCPish of them.
Little by little
Bit by bit
Soon we will all be
Deep in commie chit.
If this goes thru then sooner rather than later someone wil be slaughtered by one of these released monsters
Finding new and novel ways to release monsters into society seems to be something demonrats love to do..
A fair exchange. Add a vasectomy(mandatory)to it as a long rap sheet will pass on to their offspring. Norplant for women on welfare long-term.
Coerced volunteering? Yes but look at who we’re dealing with. David Crosby bought his way out of drug dependency.
That is an idea worth discussion.
no, absolutely not!!!
that would be the same as being able to buy your way out of prison!
NO NO NO NO!!!
they are there for a REASON!!!! to protect society from them!
Isn’t it against federal law to sell organs for anything of value?
This is similar to something I’ve been arguing for years to shorten stays on Death Row.
It costs about $40,000 a year to keep someone locked up in prison. If they’re on Death Row, offer then half that amount, $20,000, to be paid to their designated beneficiary, for each year between their present age and the age of 72 to drop all appeals and accept immediate execution of sentence.
If they’re 30, pay their beneficiary $840,000 once they’ve taken the ride on ‘Ol Sparky. If they have any humanity at all (which admittedly might be a stretch), they’ll weigh the benefit to their loved ones versus spending the rest of their worthless life in prison, hoping to die of natural causes before they exhaust all appeals.
Actually not a bad idea. Establish the precedent that “donating” to politicos and their families gets rewards.
Then, when internment camps are filling up with non-commie trash chaff there will be a procedure in place. This is an alternative to enslavement — which is the goal of the DNC.
How many years off would someone get for donating a Wurlitzer to the “Church” of Satanology?
“ that would permit prisoners to donate their organs in exchange for reduced sentences.”
Doing their best to emulate communist China .
Despite the facially horrific look of this, how could this bill be changed to be benevolent?
1) Giving certain donations can require extensive and expensive aftercare, sometimes lasting the rest of the life. Even if done for genuinely humane reasons, prison systems should not be on the hook to pay for it.
2) Some donations have a very low compatibility rate, so could there be a “donate to a rare compatible person” clause?
3) I’m sure there are many improvements beyond these.
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