Comments on: Seriously, Why All the Fuss About Taking Executed Prisoners’ Organs?

By: Jamon

Jamon — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 02:42:21 +0000

IT still might be controversial in some levels. If there is no family to claim them when the time has come, I think it could be a good alternative instead of leaving it to someone else to see a profit in it and sell it on the black market.

By: Hang

Hang — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 17:16:00 +0000

If there was a completely transparent program and the organs were used for transplant purposes, why not? Actually, it would be a great idea!

By: Stan

Stan — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 15:10:38 +0000

Interesting. I wonder what people would say if there was a completely transparent program in China, and the law was changed to explicitly say that organs may be used by the State, from any prisoner who is executed, for transplant purposes.

I guess I could support this. Anyone else?

By: Jamon

Jamon — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 15:02:45 +0000

We live in an modern age where we are fully aware that our organs do not carry any “soul” or will not render us incomplete in the afterlife.

I think there is no scandal here but a program that is necessary and gives the prisoner a chance (although not in life ) to contribute to society in a good way. Maybe a rosy assessment of the situation but i think this is one way to think of it.

Yes, this situation can also include black market sales and bribery, which we all know can happen. Maybe the real issue is the lack of transparency and how it is regulated?

By: Stan

Stan — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 03:07:14 +0000

If you mean people being executed who would otherwise not have been because they were a good source of “material,” then OK, I’m with you on that.

That would also require quite a conspiracy, including members of the judiciary. Do we have evidence of this, or is it obvious and I’m being obtuse?

By: jg

jg — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 00:34:56 +0000

The problem in the past has been that prisoners reportedly have been executed for their organs. If the quality of one’s organs is taken into consideration in sentencing, I think we have a problem. “This one has a good heart, and the director’s daughter need’s one” raises a passel of ethical issues. In a criminal system that is still mostly behind closed doors who’s minding the minders? No one, as far as I can tell.

By: Fons Tuinstra

Fons Tuinstra — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:33:43 +0000

Organs have always been business and using organs would not have been a problem if it would not have been for commercial reasons. It suggests that not justice – even Chinese style justice – would be the basis of many capital punishments, but greed. Now, that possibility would be worth a debate.