Death row inmate wants to donate liver
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Death row inmate wants to donate liver
Here is a death row inmate who is to be executed on the 25th of May. He wants to have a stay of execution or a delay of execution so that he may donate part of his liver to his sister.
http://famulus.msnbc.com/famulusgen/reuter...vts=52020051525
Do you think he should be allowed to give part of his liver to his sister?
BTW for those of you who don't know me I had a liver transplant a little more than a year ago.
http://famulus.msnbc.com/famulusgen/reuter...vts=52020051525
Do you think he should be allowed to give part of his liver to his sister?
BTW for those of you who don't know me I had a liver transplant a little more than a year ago.
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Originally Posted by Austblue,May 20 2005, 09:15 PM
As long as it is genuine then I think yes, definitely. It's only punishing her if they don't allow it so 
How has your recovery gone?
How has your recovery gone?
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Interesting that I saw this thread.
I'm doing my anesthesia training, and I went into the hospital the night before last at 1AM to do my first organ recovery. They only do 1 or 2 per year at the hospital where I'm rotating, so it was cool to get to work with the team from UCLA and learn about it first hand.
My opinion on this topic is that the death row inmate should be forced to give up all of his viable organs for people who need them.
I would be very happy to perform the anesthesia for that procedure.
I would give the patient nothing but oxygen, and a paralytic. He would feel everything and not be able to speak or move.
Now, that's justice.
-Pete
I'm doing my anesthesia training, and I went into the hospital the night before last at 1AM to do my first organ recovery. They only do 1 or 2 per year at the hospital where I'm rotating, so it was cool to get to work with the team from UCLA and learn about it first hand.
My opinion on this topic is that the death row inmate should be forced to give up all of his viable organs for people who need them.
I would be very happy to perform the anesthesia for that procedure.
I would give the patient nothing but oxygen, and a paralytic. He would feel everything and not be able to speak or move.
Now, that's justice.
-Pete
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The solution is simple, if he's being genuine. Take the Liver, then kill him. Then give the liver to his sister. No need for him to recover from the liver removal operation before carrying out his sentence.
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Originally Posted by Kodokan_4,May 20 2005, 05:49 PM
Interesting that I saw this thread.
I'm doing my anesthesia training, and I went into the hospital the night before last at 1AM to do my first organ recovery. They only do 1 or 2 per year at the hospital where I'm rotating, so it was cool to get to work with the team from UCLA and learn about it first hand.
My opinion on this topic is that the death row inmate should be forced to give up all of his viable organs for people who need them.
I would be very happy to perform the anesthesia for that procedure.
I would give the patient nothing but oxygen, and a paralytic. He would feel everything and not be able to speak or move.
Now, that's justice.
-Pete
I'm doing my anesthesia training, and I went into the hospital the night before last at 1AM to do my first organ recovery. They only do 1 or 2 per year at the hospital where I'm rotating, so it was cool to get to work with the team from UCLA and learn about it first hand.
My opinion on this topic is that the death row inmate should be forced to give up all of his viable organs for people who need them.
I would be very happy to perform the anesthesia for that procedure.
I would give the patient nothing but oxygen, and a paralytic. He would feel everything and not be able to speak or move.
Now, that's justice.
-Pete
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Originally Posted by Kodokan_4,May 20 2005, 07:49 PM
My opinion on this topic is that the death row inmate should be forced to give up all of his viable organs for people who need them.
I would give the patient nothing but oxygen, and a paralytic. He would feel everything and not be able to speak or move.
I would give the patient nothing but oxygen, and a paralytic. He would feel everything and not be able to speak or move.
As for the second comment, you should be a little more careful. What if your attending or department head happened to read this thread?
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Originally Posted by Bo_Vien,May 20 2005, 11:56 PM
Kodokan_4 - I agree with your first comment. Given the shortage of organs for transplants, this doesn't sound like a bad idea.
As for the second comment, you should be a little more careful. What if your attending or department head happened to read this thread?
As for the second comment, you should be a little more careful. What if your attending or department head happened to read this thread?
It's not important whether they agree or disagree with me, but I would expect them to understand why some people believe that "an eye for an eye" is more appropriate justice than euthanasia.
I certainly can't be prosecuted for having a lofty imagination.
-Pete
