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Prisoners Donating Organs to Get Time Off Raises Thorny Ethical Questions  


Author:  Austin Sarat.


Source: Volume 24, Number 02, Spring 2023 , pp.35-36(2)




Correctional Health Care Report

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Abstract: 

Legislators in Massachusetts recently proposed a bill that would offer prisoners in Massachusetts a new way to win reduction in their sentences: by donating their bone marrow or vital organs. This article surveys existing law on organ donation by prisoners and explores the ramifications such “incentives” as that proposed in Massachusetts might have.

Keywords: Organ Donation by Prisoners

Affiliations:  1: Amherst College.

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