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Old 05-07-2008, 06:48 PM   #8
richlevy
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There was a sci-fi story about a prison where, instead or prison labor, prisoners would get benefits by donating organs. The author described a number of 'volunteers' missing eyes, kidneys, etc.

People are already preyed on for their paychecks and possessions. If we turn every human being into a walking warehouse of marketable organs, I can see a whole industry opening up. Imagine credit card contracts where the company can foreclose on a kidney if the borrower defaults. Losing an arm and a leg could become literal.
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