[Craig] In CA one can choose to donate one's organs upon death. Who should get the donated organs: 1) the highest bidder 2) whoever the next of kin decides 3) whoever has waited the longest (first come, first served) 4) the most deserving 5) whoever's life will be extended the longest 6) a random selection 7) whoever wants it the most? I don't see a strong argument for or against any of the above choices. You seem to have a bias against 1).
[Arlo] Sure do. The same way I'd have a "bias" against the options... 8) bloodline/nobility 9) race (outside of genetic compatibility, if its a factor) or gender 10) educational level Or any other artificial elevation of one group of people over another. I understand the princes of our capistrocracy like to pretend they are "more valuable people" than the low-life scum "poor", but it just ain't so. The lives of the "rich" are no more valuable than the lives of the "poor", and determining who should get a life-saving transplant should have nothing to do with the size of one's wallet. And as far as I know, it is illegal to traffic in the buying or selling of harvested organs. As it should be, not everything is best left to the economic market. moq_discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/
