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> If you are rich enough to think buying kidneys makes sense, Again: when serious people (i.e. not a bunch of stoned Silicon Valley überlibertarians at Burning
by intuitionist 3y ago
> If you are rich enough to think buying kidneys makes sense,
Again: when serious people (i.e. not a bunch of stoned Silicon Valley überlibertarians at Burning Man) discuss this topic it’s generally assumed that the government is the sole buyer of live organ donations. The United States is certainly rich enough to make it work—indeed, it already covers a huge percentage of dialysis in the country via the Medicare ESRD program.
Anyway, I’m not a doctor but I don’t think it’s especially controversial that some people today will die without a kidney transplant, and it’s a bit too late for preventative efforts for them. Personally I would rather they have the option to get a new kidney rather than tell them “sorry, we don’t want to play God and turn you into a Frankenstein.” But maybe I’m too rich to understand.
- DoreenMichele 3y agoFor the record, I have never once advocated for denying anyone transplant nor do I understand why people act like that's a reasonable interpretation of things I say. All I'm saying is I would like to see more effort put into preserving our original organs and I feel the emphasis on how "cool" organ transplantation is actively undermines that. I'm not "against" organ transplants. I'm for trying harder to help people keep their original organs healthy and functional. There is a difference -- a quite large difference -- and I never said anything about "playing God." I'm not religious. I don't generally use such phrases because that's not really part of my world view.