Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site ccice2.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!ihnp4!zehntel!tektronix!hplabs!hao!seismo!rochester!ritcv!ccice5!ccice2!bwm From: bwm@ccice2.UUCP (Brad Miller) Newsgroups: net.politics Subject: Re: A fresh new supply of organs! Message-ID: <526@ccice2.UUCP> Date: Wed, 12-Dec-84 12:19:41 EST Article-I.D.: ccice2.526 Posted: Wed Dec 12 12:19:41 1984 Date-Received: Sun, 16-Dec-84 06:37:54 EST References: <1301@druxu.UUCP> <22400056@ea.UUCP> Organization: CCI Central Engineering, Rochester, NY Lines: 22 > Using unwanted adults as an organ supply has already been suggested. The > basis is that condemned criminals would lose the "right" to control what > happens to their body after their death, and all their organs would be > available for transplants. The idea is that they just may save more lives > than they destroyed. > > When the politicians get hold of this, it will undoubtedly become law. > After all, the "people" can extend their lifes with it. It will also doom > the movement to do away with the death penalty. Finally, you can expect the > death penalty to be applied to steadily less severe crimes, until to many > moving violations gets you sent to the organ banks. > > Isn't the will of the majority fun? > >