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thenewgreen  ·  3537 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Should you save the greatest number?

It's an interesting question. Makes me wonder, should we be keeping and harvesting organs from death row inmates? -that sounds like a dystopian fiction novel.





_refugee_  ·  3537 days ago  ·  link  ·  

You're not far off at all, tng - just instead of inmates this series focuses on teenagers. Which if we are honest, I think a lot of teenagers feel like they are imprisoned - not on death row though one hopes, even in the most throeingest throes of adolescent hormone-driven barely-grasping-life confusion strum und drang.

disclaimer: i haven't read this series I just read about it on Wikipedia because god damn, read that plot line and tell me that's not both fascinating and quickly ridiculous.

NoTroop  ·  3537 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Wow, that's a really interesting point. The thought of it sounds quit brutal but it would make a lot of sense thinking solely logically.

aeromill  ·  3537 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Intuitively it seems a little strange, but unless you're religious it seems perfectly fine to use the organs of those who have already passed away to help those currently living.