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Deal or No Deal for Organs?

Submitted by Bill Dienstag, Apr 3, 2007 06:10

Yes it costs nothing to donate an organ, but receiving one costs plenty. Poor people or underinsured people are routinely denied transplantation or sent to the back of the line. People should understand this before commiting to donate their organs


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This is a great idea. Of course, you need a critical mass of people (well above the current 8,000 or... [MORE]

Dave Weiner 

Apr 5, 2007 13:34

Conceptually, Lifesharers has a valid point -- if you're not willing to sign your donor card and declare that you... [MORE]

Steve Ferkau 

Apr 4, 2007 11:49

I said "Deal!" as soon as I heard about LifeSharers. This idea has the simplicity of genius: If you promise... [MORE]

CATHERINE GREENE 

Apr 3, 2007 21:37

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Scott Baker 

Apr 3, 2007 12:06

Conceptually, Lifesharers has a valid point -- if you're not willing to sign your donor card and declare that you... [MORE]

Steve Ferkau 

Apr 3, 2007 11:31

Yes it costs nothing to donate an organ, but receiving one costs plenty. Poor people or underinsured people are routinely...

Bill Dienstag 

Apr 3, 2007 06:10

Assume that Mr. Dienstag is right about his facts. How is a poor person worse off by paying zero, which... [MORE]

David R. Henderson 

Apr 3, 2007 12:53

Your point is a valid one -- but it applies far beyond organ donation... The poor and uninsured or underinsured... [MORE]

Steve Ferkau 

Apr 4, 2007 12:02

Assuming Mr. Dienstag is right and continuing Mr. Henderson's thought -- that poor person may be able to raise the... [MORE]

Steve Ferkau 

Apr 4, 2007 22:16

LifeSharers is a fantastic idea, a tribute to ingenuity and common sense in a civil society. For too long, we've... [MORE]

Lawrence W. Reed 

Apr 3, 2007 04:24

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