On Fri, 7 Nov 2003, Deborah Harrell wrote:
> > Ronn!Blankenship <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > Deborah Harrell wrote:
> >
> > >Debbi
> > >whose stance on convicted murderers getting organ
> > >transplants *could* be described as Puritanical...
> > ;)
> >
> > How about _donating_, ala Larry Niven?
>
> While I haven't read much of his stuff (did he write
> the Amber series?
No, that was Zelazny.
> which I fear I only remember for the
> lava-lamp references and hellriding), I wouldn't
> support involuntary organ donation on anybody's part.
> I don't really think a prisoner could be considered
> "uncoerced" in any 'organ donation for reduced
> sentence' either. Blood or marrow donation, being
> replenishable by the body, might be another category.
> Although not all people are suitable donors even of
> those, WRT various diseases.
Read "The Jigsaw Man". It's in _Tales of Known Space_.
Heck, if you find it, read _The Patchwork Girl_. I have it as its own
book, and it's also in _Flatlander_. (_Flatlander_ is fairly easily
available, actually.)
Now, if you don't the inclination to hunt these down, I'm sure someone
will be happy to do some summarizing for you.
Julia
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