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>The hospitals told Reuters in recent weeks they made their decisions on ethical grounds. The move comes amid investigations by U.S. law enforcement into some s

>The hospitals told Reuters in recent weeks they made their decisions on ethical grounds. The move comes amid investigations by U.S. law enforcement into some so-called body brokers - companies that obtain the dead, often through donation, dissect them and sell the parts for profit. Is this what peak capitalism looks like?

NTDF9 8y ago
> Is this what peak capitalism looks like? Does money have more value than humans, life, kids, health, freedom? If yes, them yes. Oops, we're already there.
aylmao 8y ago
What really gets me is the “for profit”, especially since these are organ donors. They get their “merchandise” for free from the last goodwill of people. If not, apparently they’ll offer free cremation to families to convince them to agree to donating the organs— since they have to dispose of the corpse anyway this is probably just an expense they’d have to pay regardless. And then they sell this donation for profit. This is baffling.
- thaumasiotes 8y ago
  > they’ll offer free cremation to families to convince them to agree to donating the organs— since they have to dispose of the corpse anyway this is probably just an expense they’d have to pay regardless. Um, no? If they aren't given custody of the body, they don't have to dispose of the corpse. The family would have to do that.
- freeflight 8y ago
  Which isn't that different to how many "charitable" organizations are actually for-profit organizations. Another example of this would be clothing donations. Most people donate clothing with the expectation that it will be given to the needy for free. When in reality, these second-hand clothes will usually be sold to traders who then retail them in developing countries [0], undercutting the domestic competition who can't compete with the massive influx of "free" clothing. [0] https://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/sustainable-fashion-blog/2015/feb/13/second-hand-clothes-charity-donations-africa https://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/sustainable...
carbocation 8y ago
In the 1800s, people would murder people in order to sell their bodies to medical schools. (The term is “burking.”)

NTDF9 8y ago

> Is this what peak capitalism looks like? Does money have more value than humans, life, kids, health, freedom? If yes, them yes. Oops, we're already there.

aylmao 8y ago

What really gets me is the “for profit”, especially since these are organ donors. They get their “merchandise” for free from the last goodwill of people. If not, apparently they’ll offer free cremation to families to convince them to agree to donating the organs— since they have to dispose of the corpse anyway this is probably just an expense they’d have to pay regardless. And then they sell this donation for profit. This is baffling.

thaumasiotes 8y ago
> they’ll offer free cremation to families to convince them to agree to donating the organs— since they have to dispose of the corpse anyway this is probably just an expense they’d have to pay regardless. Um, no? If they aren't given custody of the body, they don't have to dispose of the corpse. The family would have to do that.
freeflight 8y ago
Which isn't that different to how many "charitable" organizations are actually for-profit organizations. Another example of this would be clothing donations. Most people donate clothing with the expectation that it will be given to the needy for free. When in reality, these second-hand clothes will usually be sold to traders who then retail them in developing countries [0], undercutting the domestic competition who can't compete with the massive influx of "free" clothing. [0] https://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/sustainable-fashion-blog/2015/feb/13/second-hand-clothes-charity-donations-africa https://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/sustainable...

carbocation 8y ago

In the 1800s, people would murder people in order to sell their bodies to medical schools. (The term is “burking.”)