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Old 06-03-2008, 04:45 PM
TakuanSoho TakuanSoho is offline
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Originally Posted by coyote View Post
I don’t understand your logic here. No one is saying we outlaw the charitable donations of kidneys. All I am saying that people should be free to sell their kidney’s for profit. Under such a system those who wish to donate their kidney's for altruistic reasons will give it to these who have the least amount of money, and those with the most money can purchase them. So it is win-win for rich and poor alike.
It is not a win win, donating a kindey would likely lead to long term medical problems with people, which society as a whole would have to pay for. And basically you are encouraging poor people to sacrifice their long term health for a short term fiscal benefit.
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