New Zeal in Organ Procurement Raises Fears

Washington Post ^ | 9/13/07 | Rob Stein

[Calvin Locke]

Is that the short story where the fine for too many speeding tickets consists of the DP so they can do some organ harvesting?

[baa39]

“No one thinks the Navarro case is typical...”

I doubt very much that “no one” thinks that, and just from the small sampling of responses to this on F.R. post we can see there are plenty of similar stories.

Although the Pope himself is an organ donor, I have also heard a priest very close to this situation describe it as immoral in practice, not the idea of donation, but because it almost always involves a grey area of essentially dissecting a person while he’s still alive (even though “brain dead” or whatever). The blood must apparently be flowing, and the body “kept” alive for the organs to be useful, so no one is completely dead when they start “harvesting”...that’s my limited understanding anyway.

[Lizavetta]

I think I should be able to sell my parts to the highest bidder.

In today's world, the surgeon may profit from installing your organ in someone else, the hospital may profit from the use of its facilities, and the recipient will profit from having their life extended.

YOU, without whom none of the above would have gotten squat, get squat. Infuriating, isn't it?

[Ursine_East_Facing_North]

Not a prophet, just able to see the potential long-term ramifications of an emerging technology.

[Revolutionary]

You watch. The next big thing for the liberal elite will be trips to China for new organs from live involuntary donors.

[8mmMauser]

Pinged from Terri Dailies

8mm

[BlackVeil]

I have heard the same thing - that it is ideally from what they call a “beating heart cadaver.” If the heart is beating, most of us would say that person is still alive.

[ErnBatavia]

One good thing about a California drivers license is that there is a specific checkbox where you can declare “do not donate any organs whatsoever”. That’s the one I’ve always had checked and signed.

[a real Sheila]

I wonder how much money the hospital and surgeons get for organs. Always follow the money! It must be a LOT.
I used to think organ donation was a good thing.
I’m now rethinking it. It is good for the recipient, bad for the donor.

[a real Sheila]

I wonder how much money the hospital and surgeons get for organs. Always follow the money! It must be a LOT.
I used to think organ donation was a good thing.
I’m now rethinking it. It is good for the recipient, bad for the donor.

[american_ranger]

Perhaps Larry Niven was a prophet?

I was trying to think of the author and you nailed him before my feeble, one cup of coffee so far, mind could dredge him up. Larry Niven was correct, the bureaucrats are starting to move. MADD will start demanding your organs for having a blood alcohol level of .01.

If only punishment by organ removal could be applied to accepting illegal campaign donations from Chinese people.

Hitlery's organs have to be hugh since her butt is so wide.

[ukie55]

No one thinks the Navarro case is typical, but it comes as transplant advocates are becoming increasingly aggressive in their efforts to procure hearts, livers, kidneys and other organs in the hope of saving more of the thousands of desperate Americans who die languishing on waiting lists.

MAYBE not typical now, but it sure will be at the rate we're going.

[RightWhale]

If it looks like this is a fast-growing major business now, just wait until Universal Healthcare.

[wagglebee]

Yep.