[LINK] SMH: 'Backlash fear sparks ID card rethink'

Marghanita da Cruz marghanita at ramin.com.au
Fri Mar 16 13:20:42 AEDT 2007


Craig Sanders wrote:
> On Fri, Mar 16, 2007 at 10:11:46AM +1100, Marghanita da Cruz wrote:
> 
>>>Inmate organ plan shaves time
>>
>>>From correspondents in South CArolina
>>
>>>10mar07
>>>
>>>INMATES in South Carolina could soon find that a kidney is worth 180 days.
>>
>><http://www.ntnews.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,7034,21353970%255E401,00.html>
> 
> 
> that, and any similar plan, should be banned, for two reasons:
> 
> 1. prisoners aren't free to make a truly voluntary donation.  it's a form of
> coercion.
> 
> 2. it creates a conflict of interest in the legal system, an incentive
> to give greater sentences than a given crime actually deserves in order
> to create an "incentive" for the felon to donate an organ.
> 
> craig
> 
> ps: IMO, a kidney is worth a LOT more than 180 days.  ONLY half a year
> for an organ? not only is the scheme morally reprehensible, it's a
> rip-off.
> 
> 

Organ Donation is also explored in "We can be Heroes" at:
<http://www.abc.net.au/tv/heroes/daniel/default.htm>

and ofcourse there was the Kerry Packer/Helicopter Pilot relationship
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerry_Packer#Failing_health>

Marghanita
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