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> The title seems to willfully invoke the far more sinister “organ-harvesting” trope that’s alarmingly a live issue in other carceral systems to this day What'
by sangnoir 2y ago
> The title seems to willfully invoke the far more sinister “organ-harvesting” trope that’s alarmingly a live issue in other carceral systems to this day
What's the functional difference between the two to the bereaved? I don't think finding out they waited until after the autopsy to steal the organs is comforting.
I would feel much better about the harvested organs of a loved one being transplanted to save a life vs being placed on a jar for medical students, I suspect most voluntary donors prefer their organs be used for transplants rather than medical training. So to me, what Alabama is doing is fat more sinister.
- ceejayoz 2y agoThe concern is that a system that can use prisoners’ organs for transplants will want to do so more frequently, for profit. A motive for capital sentences. Biological waste that was going to be disposed of isn’t as scary.
- sangnoir 2y ago> Biological waste that was going to be disposed of isn’t as scary. Why is this excuse fine for one practice and not the other?
- ceejayoz 2y agoFor the same reason taking parts out of my car is less concerning when it’s in the junkyard instead of my driveway.
- sangnoir 2y agoWait: are you talking aboubt harvesting organs (from the dead) for transplanting vs teaching medical students, or harvesting them from cadavers vs living people? We may be having different conversations here.