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To: freeeee
There is no black market for human food. Therefore, people have morally chosen for themselves to not partake in it, and government intervention is entirely unnecessary..

Is there a black market for human organs? Yep. Would you allow this in libertarian 'world'?

338 posted on 03/19/2003 12:19:39 PM PST by HumanaeVitae
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To: HumanaeVitae
Is there a black market for human organs? Yep. Would you allow this in libertarian 'world'?

Absolutely. It would solve the problems we have today with organ shortages. If I don't own my body, who does?

346 posted on 03/19/2003 12:22:11 PM PST by ThinkDifferent (tick...tick...tick...)
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To: HumanaeVitae
You've now started onto the slippery slope back toward prohibiting the bequest of one's corpse to medical science.
349 posted on 03/19/2003 12:24:24 PM PST by steve-b
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To: HumanaeVitae
Is there a black market for human organs? Yep. Would you allow this in libertarian 'world'?

Right now there is a black market in human organs because government dictates who gets what organs, regardless of what the donor wishes.

Willing donors could sell (or bequeath) their organs to whoever they like. Since it would be illegal to initiate force or fraud, organs could not legally be stolen from the unwilling.

There would be an open market for donor organs, and the black market for donor organs would disappear. There would still be a black market for stolen organs, but it would be illegal.

364 posted on 03/19/2003 12:33:01 PM PST by freeeee
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