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Old 05-07-2008, 04:07 PM
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Originally Posted by nathanbforrest45 View Post
Ah, the second part of the issue. at public expense. Why should we have to pay because you were a doofus and sold one of your kidneys? That comes under the heading of personal responsibility. Perhaps a trust fund could be started from the proceeds of kidney sales for future dialysis needs.
I agree with you in principle, which is why I said that laws COULD mitigate a lot of potential abuses, but come on, knowing our government, do you really see them passing this sort of law or denying treatment?

Granted we are dealing with a hypothetical, however we should still deal with the probable outcomes, not an idealistic one.
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