tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4985022068047328469.post1983466674862182134..comments2024-03-16T03:00:46.520-04:00Comments on Criminal Law Practitioner Blog: Letting Life Spring from Death Row: Should Death Row Inmates Be Allowed to Donate Their Organs?Criminal Law Brief Staffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09566844478679058150noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4985022068047328469.post-19328019091895987272014-01-27T01:53:49.159-05:002014-01-27T01:53:49.159-05:00Many optical shops are selling the duplicate items...Many optical shops are selling the duplicate items in the name of Ray Ban with cheap price.So people should careful while shopping <br />the branded sunglasses.<br /><a href="http://www.optickart.in/" rel="nofollow">Rayban eye wear</a> | <a href="http://www.optickart.in/" rel="nofollow">Eyeglasses Frames</a><br />Optickarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01058870510731737649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4985022068047328469.post-16093611032136621172012-04-24T18:04:11.079-04:002012-04-24T18:04:11.079-04:00I generally agree that inmates on death row should...I generally agree that inmates on death row should be allowed to donate their organs. However, I'm very ambivalent about the existence of the death penalty itself, and I fear that by allowing (or maybe even requiring) executed inmates to donate could lead to courts and prisons trying to hasten the execution process, and make abolition of the death penalty more difficult.<br /><br />Whatever your opinion on the existence of the death penalty, I think that this is a completely separate issue.RustyShacklefordhttp://lawblog.legalmatch.com/2012/04/24/death-row-inmates-allowed-donate-organs/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4985022068047328469.post-12929319326325017892012-04-17T18:31:10.414-04:002012-04-17T18:31:10.414-04:00I think the main ethical issue is that if it's...I think the main ethical issue is that if it's allowed for death row inmates then, as Monica points out, other non-death row inmates might want to do the same in hopes of getting better treatment or reduction in sentence or parole, etc. However, I don't think that's anything that a simple stipulation in a contract couldn't prevent. Of course, it's impossible to control the possible reaction of the guards or other inmates but that's human nature not subject to contractual obligations. The only express concern I would agree with is conflict of interest if another inmate's family member needed a transplant or a guard's family member, because it's possible that they would use undue influence in bringing that about. But as long as there are rigid safeguards in place, inmates should have the same rights to control their bodies as everyone else. Freedom may be restricted behind bars but a line must be drawn. <br /><br />And one organ recipients in an article I read said that he wouldn't have cared if the kidney he received had come from an inmate (it hadn't) since to him it only meant life.Elenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04699444627888209464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4985022068047328469.post-45530085539234520082012-04-17T13:27:11.503-04:002012-04-17T13:27:11.503-04:00An organ is an organ, I certainly wouldn't car...An organ is an organ, I certainly wouldn't care where it came from as long as it saved my life and gave me more time to live. Medically organs are tested prior to implanting into the donee; it appears the law is based on superstitious beliefs about the organs being unusable because of the moral character of the donors, which is seems ridiculous.Dianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16192016570895683262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4985022068047328469.post-44458138065574199512012-04-16T16:09:47.330-04:002012-04-16T16:09:47.330-04:00I agree, yet I am concerned with how many death ro...I agree, yet I am concerned with how many death row inmates would be interested in doing this. It may raise considerable ethical issues if other inmates (not on death row) tried to demonstrate their good citizenship by becoming an organ donors or agreeing to donate a kidney or part of your liver while they are still alive. It could serve as a means to show their good will just as educating themselves in prison causing a conflict with organs not coming in for profit. This may rarely be an issue but it is interesting to see what the reasoning is behind the laws.mtrigosohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14533141164245768803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4985022068047328469.post-4223715593783518412012-04-16T10:51:29.934-04:002012-04-16T10:51:29.934-04:00This is really unfortunate. Just because a person...This is really unfortunate. Just because a person is a death row inmate does not automatically transform his or her organs into an unusable condition. As Elena effectively points out, mandatory screening will detect which organs are viable and which ones are not. If an organ is viable, I do not see why it matters that an organ comes from a death row inmate. Those waiting long periods of time for organs will also probably not care that the organ came from a death row inmate if it is deemed viable.Ryannoreply@blogger.com