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Old 05-05-2008   #16 (permalink)
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I'm glad you brought that up.
It's a tough job.
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Old 05-06-2008   #17 (permalink)
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I'm glad you brought that up. It's not just China:

Moldova leads in illegal organ trafficking
Thank you. We have booked the next flight out to Moldova.
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Old 05-06-2008   #18 (permalink)
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I agree with the opponents. When I was living in India women living on the street kept offering me to buy their babies for $ 10 usd. Ther has been a market of organs in these poor countries for years now. Desperate people are selling their organs for much, much less than $ 150 usd, they are selling it for mere survival. Its a very sad reality. I would never sell one kidney for 6 million dollars, I don't need to. Noeone of us needs to. I would donate one to save my child or family from dying.

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A doctor in Austrailia has suggested that people be able to sell organs for transplants. He suggested $47,000 for kidney. Opponents said it will just make to poor sell organs to the rich.
Several of us were talking about this and I asked who would sell a kidney for $47,000 and had no takers. I then said how about $150,000 and few siad "hell yes".
So would you sell an organ and how much money would move you to sell?
As for me if I ever give up a kidney it will be for free and to someone I know, love and care very much about.
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A doctor in Austrailia has suggested that people be able to sell organs for transplants. He suggested $47,000 for kidney. Opponents said it will just make to poor sell organs to the rich.
Several of us were talking about this and I asked who would sell a kidney for $47,000 and had no takers. I then said how about $150,000 and few siad "hell yes".
So would you sell an organ and how much money would move you to sell?
As for me if I ever give up a kidney it will be for free and to someone I know, love and care very much about.
When I was younger I always wanted to sell my organ.
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I would sell one of my "cojones" if the price were right!
I didn't think you had any.
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Stogey, have you ever thought about donating your brain? Or does a donated organ have to be a LIVING one to be acceptable? In that case, yours might not quality.
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I would sell my mother's kidney for $300K. Bad Kecee!!!!


No, I wouldn't sell my organs. I will however donate them.
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Hell, I barely function with my body parts, don't think anybody else would want em'.
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Hey, I have an idea: why not set guidelines for stem cell research after discarding religion-derived moral/ethical obstacles so that one day there will be organs available for all?

Sure, certain myths such as AIDS being a divinely-induced plague may, eventually be utterly dispelled, but then again who needs superstition to stand in the way of saving millions of lives?
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I didn't think you had any.
You think??!!
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Yikes

I am in total agreement with DaddyB for the first time in the history of the world
And Dan-O I think that would be does Stogeys' brain Qualify! Probably. It works very well most of the time,but is quite quirky and non-mainstream.
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I would sell my mother's kidney for $300K. Bad Kecee!!!!


No, I wouldn't sell my organs. I will however donate them.
I'd sell your mothers kidney for a lot less than that!
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