Haven't they heard of the modern concept of supply, demand and price? <The United States has a severe shortage of kidneys, livers, lungs and other human organs needed by patients awaiting transplants. The AMA thinks we might close the gap between supply and demand by confiscating body parts from people who no longer need them.>
It's the same with not enough volunteers for military service. There's talk of confiscating their living bodies and forcing them into the military.
All that's needed is raise the price and there won't be any shortage at all of body parts. If the army tries offering $500,000 signing bonus, $10 million life insurance and $100,000 a year with two months annual leave, they should be able to fill their quotas.
The idea that organ transplants shouldn't involve a cash transaction is absurd. Doctors get money, so do the hospitals managing the operations. So do the nurses, organ transport people, the politicians setting the rules, the lawyers picking away at the cadavers, and everybody else. The only people not being paid are the organ donors themselves.
They could be paid in advance by agreeing to sell their organs when they die. So people could enjoy the value of their organs while they are alive, not just by their function, but by their disposal value too.
I'm not surprised that the thieving medical guilds would come up with the idea of stealing a person's corpse. Not happy to charge them a cartel price for medical services while alive, they demand a pound of flesh on their death.
If anyone wants to understand supply and demand ideas, I'm pleased to help. It's difficult to understand, but with some effort, it can be achieved.
Note that everyone has two kidneys and only a tiny fraction of people ever need a kidney transplant, so it's obvious that the problem isn't a physical lack of kidneys. All that is missing is the price. For $100 million each, I think there would be LOTS of kidneys on offer. $10 million would reduce the number somewhat, but I bet a LOT of people would still jump at the chance, especially if they could be paid some of the money BEFORE they die and without donating the kidney while they are alive. Even $1 million per kidney would generate a lot of transactions. Heck, for post-mortem transfers, even $10,000 would attract more than enough offers.
Then there are corneas, skin and lots of other bits.
It's no wonder the quacks want to get their thieving hands on the bodies without paying money. Each body is worth many $1000s to the doctors, nurses, hospitals etc.
One would think that doctors would have heard of ethical behaviour, but apparently not. They want the money!!! NO WAY do they want some of the cash going out of their cartel.
The Hypocritical Oath is alive and well.
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