Govt. Subsidiesed Organ Donations

[Mij]

Please tell me that we, law abiding citizens, are not “illegally/unknowingly“ using our prison systems as organ donation collection centers. Have seen this story two times in two days. Appears there are more than one lawsuits concerning this matter.

If there is a single grain of truth to these stories, we are truly headed into a dystopian world. And it would seem with our advanced medical ability we (The U.S.A) is at the forefront. I pray I’m mistaken.

 

[Cameramonkey]

What story? You seem to have forgotten to include the link.

 

[XDdreams]

I read an article about about getting paid or "credited" for kidney donation yesterday. But didn't mention anything about prisons being used as organ collection factories.

Would you donate a kidney for $50,000?

Giving a kidney saves a life. Paying donors could fix the shortage.

www.vox.com

 

[Mij]

What story? You seem to have forgotten to include the link.

Sorry, the news comes up on my I-pad, it’s from multiple different news sources, I was shocked when I read it, forgot to link.

OK, the original story I read is no longer there, but a cursory search gave these stories. I read them all. I’m conflicted

Man who died in Alabama prison was reportedly returned to family without organs

Second recent case involving allegations of missing body parts from Alabama prisoners involves man whose brain was removed

www.theguardian.com

After Kelvin Moore died in an Alabama prison, his body was returned without organs. His family wants answers

The family is planning to sue the state of Alabama

andscape.com

Archibald: Alabama prisoners’ organs vanish, and there’s a whole lot of passing the buck. And the bodies.

What’s happening in Alabama is ghoulish.

www.al.com

New bill to prevent organ harvesting filed in the Legislature

At least three families have received the bodies of their incarcerated loved ones after their death with organs missing.

www.alreporter.com

Family of deceased inmate whose body was returned without organs wants answers

The family of Kelvin Moore is demanding answers regarding his death while incarcerated after the family’s mortician discovered most of his internal organs were removed.

abcnews.go.com

 

[Destro]

Please tell me that we, law abiding citizens, are not “illegally/unknowingly“ using our prison systems as organ donation collection centers. Have seen this story two times in two days. Appears there are more than one lawsuits concerning this matter.

If there is a single grain of truth to these stories, we are truly headed into a dystopian world. And it would seem with our advanced medical ability we (The U.S.A) is at the forefront. I pray I’m mistaken.

This reads like they were kept for research. Not saying right or wrong, but I think there is a difference between keeping organs for further research after an autopsy of someone who died of natural causes, and harvesting for transplant into humans.

In grad school I studied the organ donation system in the US, and it is very dysfunctional, but part of that dysfunction is probably what keeps that from happening with mainstream transplant programs. Prisoner organs are probably not good candidates for transplant due to the lifestyle and health history of a prisoner.

 

[Mij]

This reads like they were kept for research. Not saying right or wrong, but I think there is a difference between keeping organs for further research after an autopsy of someone who died of natural causes, and harvesting for transplant into humans.

In grad school I studied the organ donation system in the US, and it is very dysfunctional, but part of that dysfunction is probably what keeps that from happening with mainstream transplant programs. Prisoner organs are probably not good candidates for transplant due to the lifestyle and health history of a prisoner.

Agreed, as stated I hoped I was mistaken on my initial read. And in the light of day it seems the title of the story may have been a click bait type of headline. After all it did just come up on my I-pad and I maybe should have been more aware. It was shocking to say the least.

 

[Leadeye]

I remember reading years ago about the chinese doing this.