Sunday, January 13, 2008

news blurb...organs to be taken without consent in UK

from The Telegraph: The Government will launch an overhaul of the system next week, which will put pressure on doctors and nurses to identify more "potential organ donors" from dying patients. Hospitals will be rated for the number of deceased patients they "convert" into donors and doctors will be expected to identify potential donors earlier and alert donor co-ordinators as patients approach death.
Who wants to predict where this will lead.

You know that old demented guy who's laying in bed all day waiting to die? If we take his organs while he's still alive it'll make it that much mo' better. The organs will be fresh. He might die in the middle of the night you know sp if we schedule his death...ya, fresh organs, no rushing about, we'll know ahead of time. Plus he'd be making a contribution for the better..don't you know...how could anyone object?