[T'wit]

Organ harvesting was the main point of the redefinition of death by a Harvard medical committee in 1968. The new test is "brain death." That way they can harvest the organs while the heart is still beating. No spoilage.

The problem with this should be obvious. Treating the patient is a heavy cost whereas harvested organs bring a huge return for the hospital. It is very profitable to harvest the organs instead of treating the patient. Would this sway medics to declare a living patient brain dead? You're darn right it would.

People think they are donating their organs to some sick person. What they are really doing is donating a great deal of money to the hospital.

To sign an organ donor card is a) to put your life in danger and b) to encourage corruption in the medical world.

[8mmMauser]

And one more thing. If I am in the hospital and a candidate and somebody needs parts of my giblets, do I think they will even give me an aspirin before carving me up? If they gave me anything to ease the pain, maybe it would contaminate my spare part. I guess I would just have to watch and wince as they sawed it out.

8mm

[floriduh voter]

see my last post sometime. catchy new name for HINO.