doughgirl said:
So Curt………You said, “No one should have any right to interfere in an agreed upon contract between two parties that only affect them and no one else.”
I am not sure if your pro-abortion or not……but by your statement here, you would think it was alright for two people (one being the pregnant woman) to agree on a deal to sell the aborted child’s organs to the other party?
This could be a big business…………woman having abortions to make money…………
I would call myself pro-abortion, but to an extent. I'll not go into that here though.
My knowledge of medicine is little. For example- I'm not really sure how efficiently a fetus' organs would work in an adult or even a child. A fetus weighs very little, so I wouldn't think and organ from that fetus would sustain an adult for any length of time. Or even a small child for that matter.
Selling fetus parts will give rise to pregnancy for profit? I think you should apply some supply and demand to this theory. At present it is illegal to buy or sell organs. There are many abortions performed each year. So if organ trade were legalized there would be an excess of fetus' on the market for stem cell research or organ harvesting(your theory). The fact that there is an excess supply would drive the price down on fetus' making so that the costs of pregnancy-health, missed work-would outweigh any benefits.
How many of those who voted……..”selling your organs is ok, it’s their right and choice………would think it alright that the person say sell their heart to another person?
If you say yes, who would perform the operation? Would doctors be forced to murder one person to save the life of another? Would this doctor have the choice of whether to do it or not? Or should all doctors be forced to do it? (May I remind you that pharmacists are forced to hand out drugs that they have an moral and ethical issue against.)
Sell your heart? Well, I support euthenasia, so I guess someone shouldn't be denied the chance to sell their heart. But what would be the point? You wouldn't be able to reap the profits.
Who is forcing doctors to murder anybody? I don't think doctors should be slaves of the state. If they want to perform a surgery requested by the patient, why stop them? Kervorkian was a doctor, was he not? They should assist patients, but not forced into anything against their will.
Really though, heart transplants? Pick a more realistic scenario.
And would there be an age limitation donation? If you put restrictions on who can do this then your taking away the right to donate away from someone you say should have the right to do it.
Of coarse there would. Children aren't given the same rights and freedoms as adults. Minors can't enter into legally binding contracts, so I really don't see any difference here. I think the present system treats everybody equally like children.
Jallman says,” The legal selling of organs is wholly unethical on many levels. There are far too many factors to consider...mental stability of both members of the transaction, whether duress is involved...not to mention the whole slew of criminal ramifications. I think that until stem cells are developed and can help repair damaged organs, our donor system is the very best offering our society can make”
I agree that it is unethical and the concerns you bring up also could pertain to the doctor assisted suicide issue as well.
Could you please elaborate on what you consider unethical about this. If your just parroting Jallman's statements, they were addressed by Kandahar.
Assisted suicide. Yes, the state is so compassionate it would rather see it's citizens suffer than have some form of authority over their lives. A very similar issue indeed.
And what insurance company would want to cover those who want to do this?
“Placing a value on human life will save a lot more lives,”
Oh right………….I have to say this sorry………what value does our government and those who are pro-choice put on the life of the unborn child. NO value. Why do they need to place a value on any other human life…………?
Likely the kind of insurance companies that like to make money. Having more organs transplanted and people living is in their financial best interests. Dead customers can't pay.
Value is entirely left up to free market. I can decide at what price to sell my organs for as long as somebody is willing to pay that price.