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A recent showing of "60 minutes" (I think) really got me worked up. IMHO, this is the absolute worst possible case of ethical standards. I can't stop thinking about it. Hopefully, you will read this, then contact your congressman about getting leglislation to combat the greed of some people. The following might not be 100% accurate, but the main point *IS*. Some people might view this as adult in nature, and if that bothers you, you should not read further.
A woman whose daughter was severly burned was interviewed. The doctors told her that her daughter could not make it unless they could get a sizeable amount of human skin to replace hers. The daughter died. It was found that another person had died in the same hospital before the daughter did. This person was an organ donor (skin is the largest organ). The skin, however, was not used to save her life, but it was sold to a "middle man", who would then sell at least part of it to be used for penile enlargement or other cosmetic purpose! It was estimated that the parts of a human body could be sold for over $200,000.00! This has to be the lowest possible form of humanity! People simply do not donate their organs so someone else can have cosmetic surgery, or line someone's pockets. Apparently there is no law against this type of thing, but there surely needs to be one. This is not to say that this occurs at every hospital, or even that it is typical. Organ donors *DO* save lives. We found out yesterday that one of our daughters might need a kidney transplant. If none of us are a match for her, and she needs one, I hope she will be able to get one despite the greed of other people. So if you think I'm right about this, please contact your congressman about legislation to prevent this embarassment of humanity.
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A woman whose daughter was severly burned was interviewed. The doctors told her that her daughter could not make it unless they could get a sizeable amount of human skin to replace hers. The daughter died. It was found that another person had died in the same hospital before the daughter did. This person was an organ donor (skin is the largest organ). The skin, however, was not used to save her life, but it was sold to a "middle man", who would then sell at least part of it to be used for penile enlargement or other cosmetic purpose! It was estimated that the parts of a human body could be sold for over $200,000.00! This has to be the lowest possible form of humanity! People simply do not donate their organs so someone else can have cosmetic surgery, or line someone's pockets. Apparently there is no law against this type of thing, but there surely needs to be one. This is not to say that this occurs at every hospital, or even that it is typical. Organ donors *DO* save lives. We found out yesterday that one of our daughters might need a kidney transplant. If none of us are a match for her, and she needs one, I hope she will be able to get one despite the greed of other people. So if you think I'm right about this, please contact your congressman about legislation to prevent this embarassment of humanity.
Ed
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