Organ Donation From Prisoners

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Organ donation from prisoners could help a substantial amount of people, or more specifically -- those who are patiently waiting for an organ donation. Despite the fact that it would benefit many people, there are individuals who agonize over the humanitarian, ethics, and health concerns while debating whether or not criminals should be permitted to donate their organs. Personally, despite any negative connotations associated with prisoner’s donating their organs, it is my belief that the positives of prisoner’s being able to donate outweigh the negatives. Furthermore, I think it is imperative that criminals should be able to donate their organs if they truly want to. However, this belief only pertains to prisoner’s who are deemed healthy

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