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Originally Posted by cybermike
It's not about incentive Cyrnel, as soon as you start putting a price on the organs they have a value and that value starts to inflate. There'll be an organ donation union demanding more money, soon the hospital bill is chump change compared to the price of the organs and everything the NODA meant to prevent is happening. (Only partly tongue-in-cheek)
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Cybermike, I'll keep it straight. I agree free organs (and transplants) for the masses would be great, but I don't believe a forced taking is necessary or wise (for reasons stated well by others). Nor will it solve the overall availability problem. (counting ORs, ICU beds, surgeons, recovery rooms, floor beds, support resources, ad nauseum) Organ availability is no panacea. We would saturate our healthcare facilities with a modest increase attainable by public awareness compaigns. Opt-out or forced harvesting is the road to a refrigeration crisis.
Anyway, I'm just offering my slanted (twisted) perspective honed from a year dealing with the healthcare beast from bottom to top. Wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy.