tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7397350.post621371674108106958..comments2023-10-06T12:08:56.879-04:00Comments on 3W: What's the deal with organ trafficking anyway?Zevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02174266905866513724noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7397350.post-34600562599917466782009-09-18T11:31:31.188-04:002009-09-18T11:31:31.188-04:00I remember learning at one point that part of the ...I remember learning at one point that part of the issue here is that you don't own your body in the same way that you own your dog, or your house. If we allow people to trade in organs, are they a reasonable collateral for a loan? If you default on your loan and the bank seizes your assets, can they take that redundant kidney?Josehttp://unique-vacation-ideas.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7397350.post-88085015047836557322009-08-05T20:16:49.793-04:002009-08-05T20:16:49.793-04:00Do you know anything about organ sale in Iran (whe...Do you know anything about organ sale in Iran (where it is now legal) or India (where it used to be)?<br /><br />SamAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7397350.post-3683048343812369062009-07-26T01:05:01.516-04:002009-07-26T01:05:01.516-04:00Criminalizing the purchase and sale of organs heal...Criminalizing the purchase and sale of organs healthy people have marginal need for (kidneys being the obvious example) is a travesty, and unlike most of my opinions, I think it's pretty hard for a reasonable person with most of the facts in front of him to disagree. Thousands of lives are lost every year, and tens of thousands are left on semi-permanent dialysis, for no good reason. There are clear potential abuses - you wouldn't want undocumented organs coming from third-world countries, for instance - but at the end of the day sick people's lives would be saved, some poor healthy people would have an extra source of income, and public health care costs would go down.<br /><br />See http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200907u/kidney-donation<br /><br />(link stolen from Greg Mankiw's blog)<br /><br />--OBAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com