i was just thinking about this and i wondered if they should, afterall thier in prision cuz they commited a crime right, so should they deserve to get a free transplant ( liver, lungs, kidney, organs, etc...)
2006-10-03 16:52:26 · 5 answers · asked by im all out of love 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
Not saying that it's never happened since I don't know, but it seems that it would be highly unlikely. Organs suitable for transplant have a high demand and low supply. There are many qualifications for receiving a transplant and it's highly unlikely that an imprisoned person could fulfill all of them. The requirements vary by transplant center but would typically include health screening (must be healthy other than the specific failing organ and direct associated impacts and must be able to survive the surgery), psychological evaluation, sociological evaluation, financial evaluation, etc.
Newer transplant programs may be more likely to consider a high risk case but they could likely find a more qualified recepient. Organ transplant requires life long immunosuppression therapy and health monitoring. The cost of the meds, even with insurance, can be extremely costly and a prison/jail environment is not the ideal place to be with a suppressed immune system.
I had a bi-lateral lung transplant two years ago due to Cystic Fibrosis. When I think of CF friends that have died over the years while waiting for transplant or the other people that were in my pre- and post transplant pulmonary rehab sessions I would have a hard time passing them up in favor of an imprisoned person. That being said, however, we all make poor choices in our lives at some point or other and hopefully the imprisonment would help turn around the person's life. If I were the transplant team making the decision of whether to list an imprisoned person I would have to take into account the reason for their confinement and the likelihood that they would comply with the requirements for pre- and post transplant life as compared to others that were applying.
Good question and quite thought provoking.
2006-10-04 16:20:35 · answer #1 · answered by Newlungs2004 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My first thought is it depends on the crime. If we're talking they're on death row? NO! Serving life for violence, molesting, hurting others? No. Some are in serving shorter terms for civil crimes, non-violent crimes - bank robbery, etc. They could be low on the list of candidates. However, the word "free" is even more of a disgusting word to include. There are families who have gone bankrupt to get a heart transplant for a child, or sold everything they own to get a kidney transplant for mom to give her a longer life. Tell me how a convicted child molester deserves anything to live a longer, happier, healthier life?
Good topic.
2006-10-04 00:13:40 · answer #2 · answered by cooliodudette 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes, they might be convicted criminals but to deny them necessary medical care would be inhumane... almost doesn't seem fair though, when there are so many decent people who can't afford medical care and would probably be in debt for life if faced with an organ transplant
2006-10-04 00:04:24 · answer #3 · answered by Stephanie73 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If they took a life-- no ..... they broke the law and caused
people not to trust them.... don't know what they will do
next.... i just think not......
2006-10-04 00:34:56 · answer #4 · answered by J.p. 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes. my opion?
2006-10-03 23:59:45 · answer #5 · answered by the_silverfoxx 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋