tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14231145.post115596023558375621..comments2023-12-30T23:02:57.931-08:00Comments on Deep Thought: Another body parts scandal. What should we do about the ghouls?Eli Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00792743206074537073noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14231145.post-1156049730521252322006-08-19T21:55:00.000-07:002006-08-19T21:55:00.000-07:00The wonderful Canadian movie "Jesus of Montreal" e...The wonderful Canadian movie "Jesus of Montreal" ends with the "christ" character dying and donating his various organs.<BR/><BR/>The scene in which the blind woman now sees through his donated eyes is very moving.<BR/><BR/>I too will be an organ donor. It's like the ultimate way of being a conscientious objector.shrimplatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08347542266047278227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14231145.post-1156002981936214062006-08-19T08:56:00.000-07:002006-08-19T08:56:00.000-07:00wow, eli, lots of useful info to digest...wow, eli, lots of useful info to digest...Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16583773305351498372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14231145.post-1155978114553470712006-08-19T02:01:00.000-07:002006-08-19T02:01:00.000-07:00And the reason I don't like the insurance proposal...And the reason I don't like the insurance proposals are that I don't think that this is ethical. It could be used to pressure people. And besides all that, what would your insurance company do with a dead body anyway? Keep the insurance companies out of this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14231145.post-1155977810609946912006-08-19T01:56:00.000-07:002006-08-19T01:56:00.000-07:00I don't like either of your ideas.Nationalizing it...I don't like either of your ideas.<BR/><BR/>Nationalizing it won't stop black marketeering.<BR/><BR/>I do think you can make a case for regulation (this is an industry that has to be regulated).<BR/><BR/>If you really want to curb the abuses then why not give everyone an incentive to be an organ donor? Like a refundable tax credit. Increase the supply legally and force the price down and the bottom drops out of a black market.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com