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To: ga medic

They save a lot of lives. Yes. And if you go to China you can get an exact match quickly and at relatively low cost. And you don’t have to bother with the morality of killing a comatose person in order to get fresh organs. Donors in China are not comatose and they are officially worthless to society.


82 posted on 11/21/2007 11:55:38 AM PST by arthurus (Better to fight them OVER THERE than to have to fight them OVER HERE!)
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To: arthurus

I don’t know anything about China, and this has nothing to do with their very unfortunate way of governing.

Here in the US, there are many laws and specific protocols to prevent organs from being sold, or harvested from donors who are not officially brain dead. It saves thousands of lives, and gives many families a way to make sense out of tragedy. I assure you that doctors are not paid extra for organs, or given special recognition. They save lives and they want to save lives. Losing a patient is a terrible experience, for anyone involved, even if you know that you have done everything you can. It stays with you for a long time, especially when it someone so young.

Please do not continue to discourage organ donation in this country because of your perception of what could happen or what happens in China. Lives are saved every day by organ donation. Being a potential organ donor is something to be proud of, not scared of.


89 posted on 11/21/2007 12:12:26 PM PST by ga medic
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