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>If he could, why hasn't he then? I would suspect that he has some moral compunction against kidnapping people and killing them for their body parts. Regardle

>If he could, why hasn't he then? I would suspect that he has some moral compunction against kidnapping people and killing them for their body parts. Regardless, you now seem to be implying the opposite claim from earlier. Is it that no longer prohibiting voluntary sales of organs (e.g., bone marrow) would result in an increase in such abductions/killings, or is it that such killings don't seem to happen despite the prohibition? >I'm not sure I want to live in a world where the economically oppressed are pressured financially to give up body parts to the wealthy in order to survive. Would it be morally preferable to only allow people who aren't "economically oppressed" to sell their bone marrow?

daenz 15y ago
Tobu's response to you pretty much sums up my opinion: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3297411 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3297411 Your reply to him would help me see your side better, I think.
- ataggart 15y ago
  Done, though I would appreciate a response to my earlier questions.
daenz 15y ago
> Regardless, you now seem to be implying the opposite claim from earlier. Is it that no longer prohibiting voluntary sales of organs (e.g., bone marrow) would result in an increase in such abductions/killings, or is it that such killings don't seem to happen despite the prohibition? I'm sure they happen, because there is a black market. But I think they would happen a great deal more when the market is bigger and more legitimate (legitimate from the POV of the purchaser). > Would it be morally preferable to only allow people who aren't "economically oppressed" to sell their bone marrow? It's more morally preferable if only those who sold their organs didn't need the money (ie, they are doing it from the goodness of their hearts, not because they were screwed by some societal systems and are down on their luck), but less morally preferable if you actually had to enforce it (which would require selectively enforcing a law based on your perception of someone's intentions). As I think about it more though, I'm leaning more towards: Let them sell their body parts, it's their body, their choice. Even if it leads to more crime, prosecute the crime, but let people have their personal freedom. Not that it matters anyways, science will sort this out one day. Ideally we'll be growing our replacements organs in a lab, from our own cells.

daenz 15y ago

Tobu's response to you pretty much sums up my opinion: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3297411 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3297411 Your reply to him would help me see your side better, I think.

ataggart 15y ago
Done, though I would appreciate a response to my earlier questions.

daenz 15y ago

> Regardless, you now seem to be implying the opposite claim from earlier. Is it that no longer prohibiting voluntary sales of organs (e.g., bone marrow) would result in an increase in such abductions/killings, or is it that such killings don't seem to happen despite the prohibition? I'm sure they happen, because there is a black market. But I think they would happen a great deal more when the market is bigger and more legitimate (legitimate from the POV of the purchaser). > Would it be morally preferable to only allow people who aren't "economically oppressed" to sell their bone marrow? It's more morally preferable if only those who sold their organs didn't need the money (ie, they are doing it from the goodness of their hearts, not because they were screwed by some societal systems and are down on their luck), but less morally preferable if you actually had to enforce it (which would require selectively enforcing a law based on your perception of someone's intentions). As I think about it more though, I'm leaning more towards: Let them sell their body parts, it's their body, their choice. Even if it leads to more crime, prosecute the crime, but let people have their personal freedom. Not that it matters anyways, science will sort this out one day. Ideally we'll be growing our replacements organs in a lab, from our own cells.