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Fifty years ago, Larry Niven had some "moral tale" SF stories where the demand for transplant organs led to capital punishment for traffic violations. Also, te
by B1FF_PSUVM 10y ago
Fifty years ago, Larry Niven had some "moral tale" SF stories where the demand for transplant organs led to capital punishment for traffic violations.
Also, technically there is no difference between cannibalism and organ transplants - ingesting the flesh of others of your species to save your life.
- sandworm101 10y agoExcept that some organ donation doesn't involve doing damage to the donor. Blood/marrow donations are different than 'solid organ' donation. A blood donation can save a life very cheaply and the recipient will live normally, without the lifelong costs/complications of carrying a donated solid organ.