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Old 05-09-2008, 08:04 AM
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Originally Posted by Teak View Post
It's my body. If it's legal for me to donate an organ, why can't I sell that same organ? However no one should be able to sell the organ(s) of another person, even a relative.
The only issue I have with your statement is the no one being able to sell the organ of another person. What if I started a business, a brokerage if you will, of buying organs from sellers and then reselling them to hospitals?

BTW, one of my brothers in law was the West Coast Sales Manager for Jaguar Motor Cars. I visited him and he lent me a XJ12 Jaguar Convertible to drive around in. I went up the PCH in Malibu and thought I was hot stuff in my $75,000.00 car until I noticed I had the lowest priced car on the road! I have never seen so many Ferraris, Rolls Royces and Mercedes in my life. I think even the gardeners were driving Bentleys (used ones of course)!!
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