Rationale for Deliberation
As the scarcity of suitable organs for transplantation continues to grow, alternative sources for organs have been reported and others suggested. One such suggestion is to recover organs that would otherwise seem to go to waste, such as those from condemned prisoners. Reportedly the People’s Republic of China recovers organs from executed prisoners, and recent U.S. news reports have alleged that organ brokers operate in this country who arrange transplantation of the foreign prisoner’s organs. This discussion is not restricted to third world countries. In the United States, proposals of this type have come from prominent figures and bodies. While one proposal suggested that prisoners be given the option of donating organs upon their death, another suggests that condemned prisoners be offered the option of trading a kidney or their bone marrow in exchange for a commuted sentence of life in prison without parole.
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- G.A.V.E’s e-Book on prisoner Organ & Tissue donation (click here)
- Death row organ & Tissue donations - comprehensive collection of resources and opinion concerning donations from executed prisoners. - Written by Eric Meslin, Director of Indiana University Center for Bioethics
- Death row prisoners as organ & tissue donors - collection of views concerning proposals to accept organ & tissue donated by executed prisoners. Includes essays on various related topics. - Written by James Park, Existentialist Philosopher
- AMA Capital Punishment Guidelines (Opinion 2.06) - permitting organ donations from the executed
- Prescription: Medicine - The Goodness of Planned Death - book by Jack Kevorkian
Organ & Tissue Donations from Gay Men & Bisexuals:
- Feds Reviewing Policy Banning Gay Men From Donating Blood
- The restrictions on gay male blood donors put lives at risk
- Ban may be eased for gay male blood donors
- A Push for Organ Donation By HIV-Positive Patients
- Should the ban on HIV-positive organ transplants be lifted
- Surgeons Seek Repeal of Transplant Ban Between HIV-Positive People
- Gay Men Banned From Donating Vital Organs
- Mexico Lifting Gay Blood Donation BanRecommended Sites:
Social Networking:
- Facebook: G.A.V.E. Facebook page
- Facebook: Prisoner Organ & Tissue Donation
- twitter.com/GiveandLetLive - Twitter account for Give and Let Live
- donatelife-organdonation.blogspot.com - Organ and Tissue Donation Blog
- G.A.V.E. Twitter: https://twitter.com/GAVE_Life
Organ & Tissue Transplantation Sites:
- unos.org - United Network for Organ & Tissue Sharing
- organdonor.gov - US Government information on organ and tissue donation
- matchingdonors.com - Sign up to be a living donor
- optn.transplant.hrsa.gov - Organ and Tissue Procurement & Transplantation Network
- ustransplant.org - Fast Facts
- aopo.org - Transplant Hospitals
- optn.transplant.hrsa.gov - The Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network
- leukemia.org - Leukemia Society of America
- kidney.org - National Kidney Foundation
Donor Registry & Info:
- anatomicgift.com
- matchingdonors.com - Find Recipients In Your Area
- getswabbed.org - Bone Marrow Registry
- transplantliving.org
- G.A.V.E. Prisoner Organ Registry
hcvinprison.org - Hep C Prison Support Project
fairshake.net - Reentry Resource Center
theinnervoice84.wordpress.com - Prisoner Blog
Organ & Tissue Donation
- Who Can Donate
- Religious Views On Donation
- What Can Be Donated
- Types Of Donations
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