Penelope · 6 answers · 2y

Should a patient’s character and background be taken into account before being offered a life-saving organ transplant? — Man who had pig heart transplant was guilty of 1988 stabbing https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-60010155

Because just like everything else, this will turn into a money operation where the rich get everything and the poor are consistently judged to be ineligible, no.

When you have a history of drug abuse, self inflicted medical problems or other self caused damage to your body that may damage your donated organ you rank very low on the list of organ transplants. Organ donations are rare, demand is high and organs should be given to people who do not likely damage it again like the organ they already lost. It is news for me that your criminal record might affect your body condition.

No, it's similar to my thoughts about the death penalty - it's perfectly fine to look at someone and think that they deserve to die, but I do not believe anyone walking this earth deserves to be the one to do the killing, and denying that person the transplant is morally equivalent to giving them a lethal injection IMO

The person is already at a good risk of dying so it doesn't matter. Plus, it's better to use an organ than throw it in the trash, and considering you can bring medical students into the surgery room, that would surely be beneficial.

hmmmm... I don't think so. Part of me is tempted to say yes though... especially where these opportunities are extremely limited, but judging peoples morality... I think it can lead to a lot of slippery slopes.

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