News-Record.com

The North Carolina Piedmont Triad's top go-to source for News
A service of the News & Record, Greensboro, North Carolina

Home

The Front Pew

« 'He' heard his name called. | Main | More on relevance... »

Death row organ donor

A death row inmate wants his execution delayed so he can be an organ donor for his ailing sister. The man hasn't been tested for compatibility and some question whether he is able to give informed consent.
But I say, 'What's the problem?' They're relatives. She knows what she's getting and what he might have done.
I guess in a slippery slope kind of way, you could ask if this could lead to the general harvesting of organs from death row inmates?

Comments (1)

To report abuse of the comment feature on this site, please use the feedback form at the bottom of any page.

govtwriter said:

I say she needs it and if he's a good fit he may as well use his last days to save a life since he took one.

Due to recent automated spamming attacks on our blogs, we are temporarily requiring commenters to authenticate themselves via TypeKey® before posting comments to any News & Record blog in order to prevent denials of service. We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience.

Post a comment

Users who post comments to this blog tacitly agree to observe the News & Record Online Service Terms of Use and Content Submission Agreement. Comments which do not adhere to the terms of this agreement may be removed and the submitter may be banned from further participation. Please use the feedback form at the bottom of any page to report abuse of this feature.

ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT

Search

Search

Channels
Font Size
Tools
Question, Comment or Suggestion? Please contact us.

News & Record and NRinteractive

200 E. Market Street, Greensboro, NC 27401 (336) 373-7000 (800) 553-6880
1813 N. Main Street, High Point, NC 27262 (336) 883-4422
203 E. Harris Place, Eden, NC 27288 (336) 627-1781
4213 S. Church Street, Burlington, NC 27215 (336) 449-7064

Copyright (C) 2008 News & Record and Landmark Communications, Inc.