Category Archives: ORGAN DONATION

WANT TO SELL YOUR BONE MARROW? THE NINTH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS SAYS IT IS OK

Posted on December 1, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! This is a NOT a photo of an open-faced sandwich; it is a photo of bone marrow. OUR VIEW: Close, lock this door http://www.gadsdentimes.com/article/20131201/NEWS/131129803?p=1&tc=pg Published: Sunday, December 1, 2013 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, November 29, 2013 at … Continue reading →

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LUNG TRANSPLANTS: WHO DECIDES? IS IT FAIR? IS THE SYSTEM MORALLY ACCEPTABLE? ESPECIALLY FOR CHILDREN

Posted on November 24, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! PHOTO: 57-year-old Fernando Padilla of Alta Loma, Calif., became the first in the country to receive a “breathing lung” transplant in mid November. ================================================================================================================================= As I have tried to show in my preceding posts on this Blog, the organ … Continue reading →

Posted in BRAIN DEATH, EUTHANASIA, HEALTH CARE, LIFE ISSUES, MEDICAL-MORAL PROBLEMS, MORAL RELATIVISM, ORGAN DONATION, RELATIVISM, SCIENCE AND ETHICS, SUICIDE, THE RIGHT TO LIFE | Tagged , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

WHO SHOULD DECIDE WHETHER A PATIENT LIVES OR DIES?

Posted on November 24, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! Sarah Palin . The left liberal mainstream media heaped scorn and ridicule on Sarah Palin when she famously predicted that under Obamacare Americans would be put to death by “Death Panels.” She was not engaging in idle speculation.  The reality … Continue reading →

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THE HUMAN BODY, ALIVE OR DEAD, MAY NEVER BE TREATED AS PROPERTY OR AS A COMMODITY TO BE BOUGHT, SOLD OR BARTERED

Posted on November 23, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! . ORGAN DONATION Q&A By Julie Grimstad http://www.prolifehealthcare.org/ The human body, alive or dead, may never be treated as property or a commodity. This moral principle applies equally to persons who donate organs and to governments, organizations and individuals … Continue reading →

Posted in BRAIN DEATH, EUTHANASIA, HEALTH CARE, LIBERALISM, LIFE ISSUES, MEDICAL-MORAL PROBLEMS, MORAL RELATIVISM, NUTRITION AND HYDRATION, ORGAN DONATION | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments Off on THE HUMAN BODY, ALIVE OR DEAD, MAY NEVER BE TREATED AS PROPERTY OR AS A COMMODITY TO BE BOUGHT, SOLD OR BARTERED

THE BEAUTY AND JOY OF ORGAN TRANSPLANTS

Posted on November 16, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! Lebanese Black Market: Syrian Refugees Sell Organs to Survive By Ulrike Putz http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/organ-trade-thrives-among-desperate-syrian-refugees-in-lebanon-a-933228.html Ulrike Putz/ DER SPIEGEL A young man Syrian refugee named Raïd, shown here, recently sold his kidney as part of a growing illegal organ trade in … Continue reading →

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WHAT HAPPENS WHEN DOCTORS ARE PUT ABOVE THE LAW? LOOK AT ABORTION IN GREAT BRITAIN!

Posted on November 11, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! Lord Falconer’s (image above) Putting doctors above the law by Peter Saunders | 11 Nov 2013 tags : assisted suicide, Lord Falconer, UK Lord Falconer’s (image above) Assisted Dying Bill, which aims to legalise assisted suicide for mentally competent adults … Continue reading →

Posted in Abortion, BRAIN DEATH, EUTHANASIA, HEALTH CARE, LIBERALISM, LIFE ISSUES, MEDICAL-MORAL PROBLEMS, MORAL RELATIVISM, ORGAN DONATION, POLITICAL CORRECTNESS, RELATIVISM, SECULARISM, SUICIDE, THE GREAT SOCIETY | Tagged , | Comments Off on WHAT HAPPENS WHEN DOCTORS ARE PUT ABOVE THE LAW? LOOK AT ABORTION IN GREAT BRITAIN!

PAYING FOR KIDNEY DONATION PAYS BIG BUCKS BUT SOCIETY SUFFERS

Posted on November 2, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! Paying kidney donors pays off, say Canadian doctors by Michael Cook | Nov 01, 2013 | BIOEDGE     tags: organ donation, organ markets If living kidney donors were paid $10,000, transplants would increase by at least 5%, according … Continue reading →

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WELCOME TO THE BRAVE NEW WORLD; YOU CAN INHERIT YOUR MOTHER’S KIDNEY?

Posted on November 2, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! Should we be able to inherit organs? by Xavier Symons | Nov 02, 2013 | BIOEDGE     tags: organ donation, organ markets A little-known debate in bioethics circles centres on whether we should be able to inherit organs. … Continue reading →

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THE HUMAN BODY, ALIVE OR DEAD, MAY NEVER BE TREATED AS PROPERTY OR AS A COMMODITY

Posted on October 31, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! ORGAN DONATION Q&A By Julie Grimstad     The human body, alive or dead, may never be treated as property or a commodity. This moral principle applies equally to persons who donate organs and to governments, organizations and individuals … Continue reading →

Posted in BRAIN DEATH, HEALTH CARE, INFANTICIDE, LIFE ISSUES, MEDICAL-MORAL PROBLEMS, MORAL RELATIVISM, ORGAN DONATION, POLITICAL CORRECTNESS, RELATIVISM, SCIENCE AND ETHICS | Tagged , | Comments Off on THE HUMAN BODY, ALIVE OR DEAD, MAY NEVER BE TREATED AS PROPERTY OR AS A COMMODITY

HALLOWEEN AND THE DEAD DONOR RULE

Posted on October 31, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! October 31st Halloween Halloween is a holiday with ancient origins that has been gradually Americanized. Historians trace its roots back more than 2,000 years to Samhain, the first day of the Celtic New Year, observed around November 1. Samhain … Continue reading →

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