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Old Feb 20, 2008, 02:43 PM
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Yes, even if the second group of those not operated on would die, I'd still not "allow" someone to die so I could harvest their organs. That's like the omelas situation; allowing one child to live miserable so I could live well. I'd leave and take the child; in this case, I'd operate and the well man and I would move on. People are going to die all the time that I can't save; in your moral world, I'm only going to save those I "personally" can with my skills alone.
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