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etherealtruth

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17. No ...

Reply to Nye Bevan (Original post)

Sun Mar 25, 2012, 03:40 PM

Mar 2012

One does not lose their status as a human being upon being convicted of a felony.

I'd like to pose this question; how many people without health insurance are actually put on donor lists?

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Should people with felony convictions be ineligible to receive donor organs? [View all] Nye Bevan Mar 2012 OP

Well they cannot vote or own a firearm Rex Mar 2012 #1

Oh, death panels! rustydog Mar 2012 #2

No nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #3

I fully agree. Nye Bevan Mar 2012 #7

Of course not. TheKentuckian Mar 2012 #4

No. nt ZombieHorde Mar 2012 #5

*sigh* No. n/t X_Digger Mar 2012 #6

of course not mitchtv Mar 2012 #8

No, in my opinion. sabrina 1 Mar 2012 #9

So someone who couldn't pay federal income tax should die? jberryhill Mar 2012 #13

I misread the OP. I will correct my answer. I thought the question was 'should they be eligible'. sabrina 1 Mar 2012 #14

I too read it as eligible left is right Mar 2012 #19

No LeftishBrit Mar 2012 #10

I agree with you. Nye Bevan Mar 2012 #12

Did they cease to be human? jberryhill Mar 2012 #11

No, that penalty should be limited only to people *I* personally dislike. (nt) Posteritatis Mar 2012 #15

They are allowed to get donor organs mainer Mar 2012 #16

No ... etherealtruth Mar 2012 #17

Maybe we should ask Boojata. ret5hd Mar 2012 #18

I don't think that people should be condemned for the rest of their lives for felonies Nikia Mar 2012 #20