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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-01-07 06:27 AM Original message |
US doctor on organ harvest charge |
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Quakerfriend (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-01-07 07:13 AM Response to Original message |
1. Not surprising. I think what this doc did is really just the tip of the |
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Robson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-01-07 07:05 PM Response to Reply #1 |
34. This is the ultra-guilded age |
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DemBones DemBones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-02-07 02:35 AM Response to Reply #1 |
48. I do, too. And it's very disturbing to think |
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blondie58 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-01-07 07:30 AM Response to Original message |
2. this is tantamount to murder |
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mopinko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-01-07 09:17 AM Response to Reply #2 |
11. this is the same as ordering a person to be executed, |
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AndyTiedye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-02-07 01:11 AM Response to Reply #11 |
44. What if the Recipient Were Dick Cheney? |
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orleans (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-02-07 02:15 AM Response to Reply #2 |
46. so..where is the christian right outrage?...n/t |
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DemBones DemBones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-02-07 02:40 AM Response to Reply #46 |
49. This Christian leftist is outraged. I'm sure the Christian right will be, |
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sarcasmo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-01-07 07:52 AM Response to Original message |
3. The #1 reason I am no longer an organ donor. |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-01-07 08:56 AM Response to Reply #3 |
6. He's not doing it for the money. |
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acmavm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-01-07 08:59 AM Response to Reply #6 |
7. You KNOW this guy isn't getting money under the table to |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-01-07 01:36 PM Response to Reply #7 |
23. My husband's a doctor, I know many doctors, and I have never heard of this happening. |
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trashcanistanista (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-01-07 06:08 PM Response to Reply #23 |
30. Well he just did. |
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NorthernSpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-01-07 09:53 AM Response to Reply #6 |
14. the only organs you're entitled to are YOUR OWN... |
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PoconoPragmatist (449 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-01-07 10:52 AM Response to Reply #14 |
20. Damn Skippy!! |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-01-07 01:38 PM Response to Reply #14 |
24. Absolutely! Which is why there are the safeguards in place and why he was caught. |
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trogdor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-01-07 09:04 AM Response to Reply #3 |
8. Same here. |
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Blue_Tires (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-01-07 06:14 PM Response to Reply #8 |
31. +1 |
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progressoid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-01-07 09:46 AM Response to Reply #3 |
13. Are you kidding? |
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OhioChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-01-07 08:34 AM Response to Original message |
4. This is Disturbing |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-01-07 08:55 AM Response to Original message |
5. Massively wrong, and he will pay for it. |
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yardwork (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-01-07 09:06 AM Response to Reply #5 |
9. I agree with you. What a mess, though. |
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PoconoPragmatist (449 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-01-07 11:01 AM Response to Reply #5 |
21. I Doubt It |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-01-07 01:32 PM Response to Reply #21 |
22. Bad doctors don't, especially when it hits the media. |
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PoconoPragmatist (449 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-01-07 09:11 AM Response to Original message |
10. This Is Why I Will Never Be An Organ Donor |
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DarbyUSMC (352 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-01-07 09:45 AM Response to Reply #10 |
12. Some people shouldn't be organ donors. |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-01-07 09:53 AM Response to Reply #12 |
15. Free Organs - What a Great Way to Create Demand |
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PoconoPragmatist (449 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-01-07 10:47 AM Response to Reply #12 |
18. True. |
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DemBones DemBones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-02-07 02:47 AM Response to Reply #12 |
50. Kidney donation leaves the donor alive. Big difference. |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-01-07 01:39 PM Response to Reply #10 |
25. The recipient is paying for the service. |
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NorthernSpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-01-07 10:07 AM Response to Original message |
16. moral of the story: it really IS dangerous to be worth more dead than alive |
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PoconoPragmatist (449 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-01-07 10:50 AM Response to Reply #16 |
19. Yup. |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-01-07 01:44 PM Response to Reply #16 |
26. It made the news because it is so rare. |
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DarbyUSMC (352 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-01-07 02:19 PM Response to Reply #26 |
28. Exactly right. An anomoly. |
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NorthernSpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-01-07 10:17 AM Response to Original message |
17. Man kills beggar for his organs (China) |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-01-07 01:52 PM Response to Original message |
27. Looking into the story a little further, there is room for some doubt. |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-01-07 06:05 PM Response to Reply #27 |
29. I Think You Misread |
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MiserableFailure (363 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-01-07 06:26 PM Response to Original message |
32. I'm going to take my name off the registry |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-01-07 06:49 PM Response to Reply #32 |
33. Please don't because of one rogue doc. |
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MiserableFailure (363 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-01-07 07:16 PM Response to Reply #33 |
35. Doctors don't take organs unless they're given permission to do so |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-01-07 07:45 PM Response to Reply #35 |
36. Again, one rogue surgeon doesn't make for it happening everywhere. |
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NorthernSpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-01-07 08:04 PM Response to Reply #36 |
38. even if the "rogue" doctor goes away, the incentive to pull the plug remains... |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-01-07 07:59 PM Response to Original message |
37. Thoughts from doctors on similar problems with organ donation: |
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Hekate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-01-07 08:28 PM Response to Reply #37 |
39. I've carried a donor card since they became available & will continue to do so |
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FreedRadical (309 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-01-07 08:48 PM Response to Reply #37 |
40. Thank you k4d |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-02-07 06:24 PM Response to Reply #40 |
51. I'm so sorry for your sister. I lost a kidney last fall. |
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DemBones DemBones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-02-07 10:55 PM Response to Reply #51 |
54. Was your tumor destroying itself? That's what happened |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-03-07 09:04 AM Response to Reply #54 |
56. No, it was spreading. |
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DarbyUSMC (352 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-01-07 08:49 PM Response to Original message |
41. My friend has a bumper sticker that says: |
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FreedRadical (309 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-01-07 09:06 PM Response to Reply #41 |
42. Pay it forward made a good screenplay |
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WhiteTara (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-02-07 12:56 AM Response to Original message |
43. Almanac of the Dead |
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orleans (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-02-07 02:13 AM Response to Original message |
45. singsong: C..R..E..E..P..Y.... |
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DemBones DemBones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-02-07 02:30 AM Response to Original message |
47. I read an article by a doctor/med school prof recently that upset me. |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-02-07 06:37 PM Response to Reply #47 |
52. Hubby says no. |
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DemBones DemBones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-02-07 10:51 PM Response to Reply #52 |
53. Hubby could be mistaken, could be unaware of unethical practices of others. |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-03-07 01:42 PM Response to Reply #53 |
57. Brain aneurysm killed my aunt, too. It's a horrible thing. |
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cutlassmama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-03-07 05:18 AM Response to Reply #47 |
55. My mother recovered after being on a ventilator for a week eom |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-03-07 01:43 PM Response to Reply #55 |
58. That's wonderful! |
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