[TheBethsterNH]

This is an interesting ethical and legal discussion.

[69ConvertibleFirebird]

The slippery slope. Next... pianos.

[RushCrush]

I'm all for it. I have a uterus I don't plan to use. Any takers?

[stockpirate]

My church has an organ and we all donated money to buy it, so I guess it is okay. :-)

[capt. norm]

Selling organs...Should it be legalized?

Of course. How much would you give me for this one?

[marktwain]

Of course it should be legal. It is your body, you should be able to do with it as you like.

I can see an "Organ futures" market where you sell the right to collect your organs if you die in an accident.

The medical industry charges for organs that they implant, they just make sure that you or your heirs do not get any of the money.

That is why we have a shortage of organ donors in this country. Let the market work!

[cyclotic]

Musical instruments notwithstanding...there is no real ethical conundrum. I own my heart, liver, kidneys eyeballs etc. Why should I be foreced to donate them upon death. The doctors, transports teams etc all profit off my death, why shouldn't my family. It's also an incentive to live a better life healthwise if you have a chance to earn some money for your estate.

[Paleo Conservative]

I have problems with live donors selling organs, but I don't see why the heirs of a dead person whose organs are transplanted should be the only parties who don't receive money. The hospitals and surgeons surely don't routinely give their services away for free.

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[freekitty]

No

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[Lizavetta]

Do my eyes and ears deceive me, or are the SAME PEOPLE who promote hand over fist abortions for all the poor - because they are poor and can't afford a baby - actively DENYING the poor a moneymaking activity like selling body parts, which is something whereby they can actually make some money and perhaps become unpoor?

How is profiting off your body exploitation of the poor yet pushing abortions on women not exploitation of the poor?

[Born Conservative]

[traviskicks]

Like nearly all shortages, organ shortages exist because of governmental controls and regulations regarding their sale.