Simply abandon the ‘norm against killing’ to solve organ transplant problem: leading US bioethicists

Life Site News ^ | February 8, 2012 | Hilary White

[NYer]

Ping!

[Arkansas Toothpick]

Well, since Dr. Miller and Dr. Armstrong feel that way, how about one of us show up on their doorstep and decide to harvest THEIR organs? After all, why is that morally objectionable?

Idiots.

[Atlas Sneezed]

Simply abandon the ban on compensating donors and their heirs, and the problem would vanish.

[techcor]

they have no longer a right to live because they are ‘unproductive citizens’

Liberal/progressives better not support this sort of "bio-ethics". They could be slaughtered by the millions.

[mjp]

Traditional medical ethics embraces the norm that doctors … must not kill their patients. This norm is often seen as absolute and universal.

because the right to life is a God-given natural right.

[BikerJoe]

Liberal/progressives better not support this sort of "bio-ethics". They could be slaughtered by the millions.

Not if we ever get to doing brain transplants...

[Jack Hydrazine]

They’ll just have the murders relabeled as “post-birth abortions.”

[Westbrook]

> Well, since Dr. Miller and Dr. Armstrong feel that way,
> how about one of us show up on their doorstep and decide
> to harvest THEIR organs? After all, why is that morally
> objectionable?

You mean, you didn’t know?

Didn’t you realize?

Couldn’t you tell from the dazzling display of genius that they are higher life forms than we are?

We are just untermenschen, to be disposed of at will for the benefit of the ubermenschen class, like Drs. Miller and Armstrong.

To them, we are little more than lab rats to be examined, experimented with, and dissected for their pleasure.

[TYVets]

2,700 pages in 0bamacare what does it say about the subject?

[Thane_Banquo]

"For though they knew God, they did not glorify Him as God or show gratitude. Instead, their thinking became nonsense, and their senseless minds were darkened. ... And because they did not think it worthwhile to acknowledge God, God delivered them over to a worthless mind to do what is morally wrong. They are filled with all unrighteousness, evil, greed, and wickedness. They are full of envy, murder, quarrels, deceit, and malice."
--Rom. 1:21, 28-29

[Teotwawki]

My thoughts as well. This could easily be used against the OWS crowd.

[Thane_Banquo]

they have no longer a right to live because they are ‘unproductive citizens’

This is exactly what the Nazis claimed in order to excuse their mistreatment and murder of the mentally-ill, mentally-handicapped, and the elderly.

[Jack Hydrazine]

“they have no longer a right to live because they are ‘unproductive citizens’”

Those taking welfare, both the rich and the poor, could easily be labeled as ‘unproductive.’

[skr]

Now where have I heard that phrase “moving forward” before? And why does it mean going backwards in civilization?

[Jonty30]

I’ve always argued that the left does not view life as intrinsically limited, but as a resource of the state.

[MrB]

Sowell points out that “intellectuals” know they won’t get recognized for their brilliance if they simply affirm common sense or common morality.

They have to come up with something bizarre or abhorrent in order to get recognition from their peers.

[Buckeye McFrog]

Simply abandon the ban on compensating donors and their heirs, and the problem would vanish.

Bingo! We need to start a Conditional Organ Donation program in this country. I donate my organs with the stipulation that no end recipient will be charged a dime for any medical services related to them. Get a couple million people to sign up for that and they'll start having an absolute cow!

[LucianOfSamasota]

I’ve come to believe that braised U.S. bioethicists are quite tasty if served in Bernaise sauce with a nice Côtes du Rhône.
After all, killing people is fine if its for a good cause.

You see, they’ve persuaded me.

[DemforBush]

It truly is chilling to see what some people will advocate under the premise of “the common good.”