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No because I don't want to become a killer myself and clearly that is how this works.
No because I don't want to become a killer myself and clearly that is how this works.
Two questions: (poll is multiple choice)
1. Should death row inmates be allowed to donate organs?
2. Would you accept a donation from a death row inmate?
Here is the story:
NEWBERG, Ore. (AP) – Oregon death row inmate Christian Longo wants to donate a kidney to a Newberg man so desperate he’s been standing on a corner with a sign asking for an organ.
Longo says he and other inmates would be interested in donating organs if they were allowed.
In 2003, Longo was sentenced to death for killing his wife and three children on the Oregon coast. He has become an advocate for inmate organ donation and wanted to donate his organs after his execution. Gov. John Kitzhaber’s moratorium on executions in 2011 halted that idea.
Death row inmate wants to donate organs | KOIN.com
No comprehension why someone would not want such a donated organ, assuming it was in healthy condition.
Two questions: (poll is multiple choice)
1. Should death row inmates be allowed to donate organs?
2. Would you accept a donation from a death row inmate?
Here is the story:
NEWBERG, Ore. (AP) – Oregon death row inmate Christian Longo wants to donate a kidney to a Newberg man so desperate he’s been standing on a corner with a sign asking for an organ.
Longo says he and other inmates would be interested in donating organs if they were allowed.
In 2003, Longo was sentenced to death for killing his wife and three children on the Oregon coast. He has become an advocate for inmate organ donation and wanted to donate his organs after his execution. Gov. John Kitzhaber’s moratorium on executions in 2011 halted that idea.
Death row inmate wants to donate organs | KOIN.com
Playing devil's advocate here, there have been plenty of recorded anecdotes of people taking on behaviors and preferences (like food tastes) of the donor upon receiving their organs. Many cultures also believe that some aspect of one's spirit is contained in the organs and if they are allowed to continue living then the person's spirit lives on, however marginally. Take the ancient Egyptians and the ancient Chinese for example... they believed that the heart contained the spirit and the brain was just a logic centre. If you transplant the heart then some aspect of the person's spiritual essence continues on in the new body, as a de facto low level possession.
Hindus believe that the body must be cremated in order to totally liberate the soul, so many traditionalists would find organ transplantation abhorrent.
Not saying I subscribe to that, but the origins might matter to some people's spiritual beliefs. On the other hand, there are plenty of immoral people who haven't gone to jail who are donating their organs, so who is to say.
I wonder if people with those kinds of beliefs would even accept an organ transplant. They might be like Jehovah's Witnesses who refuse blood transfusions.
I wonder if people with those kinds of beliefs would even accept an organ transplant. They might be like Jehovah's Witnesses who refuse blood transfusions.
They probably are. Isn't a blood transfusion very similar to an organ transplant? You're taking something from a donor's body and giving it to someone in order to preserve their life.
Actually, that's a piss-poor reason to allow people to die for want of a kidney. Our organ transplant system is pretty secure. If it isn't? Make it so.
If he would agree to this, then I change my vote to yes. I just fear it's a plea to stop the execution as it causes conflict in the system.They can harvest the organs while under anesthesia then after the surgery, they can carry out the execution before he wakes up. Gosh, that sounds morbid! :shock:
Another concern would be exposing the recipient to communicable infections like hepatitis and HIV. Former prison inmates cannot donate blood I think due to the prevalence of prison rape. If they can be sure the organs are free from disease, I think its a great idea for the condemned to leave this world having done something good for humanity.
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