Author: Jennifer Lahl, CBC Founder

Directed Organ Donation

Todd Krampitz, a 32 year old Texan died on April 20, 2005. Krampitz was diagnosed with liver cancer and went on a controversial media campaign to find a suitable donor for his much needed liver transplant.At this time it is not...

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Kidney Sales are big in India

Kidneys still for saleThe buying and selling of kidneys, which is unethical and exploitative of the poor, was outlawed in 1994, but still thrives thanks to a built-in loophole in the law. And the easy availability of kidneys for...

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Kidney for Sale by Owner

I am in receipt of a new book put out by Georgetown University Press. The author is bioethicist, Dr. Mark J. Cherry. The Title: “Kidney for sale by owner: Human Organs, Transplantation and the Market”.I have yet to...

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Eugenics in America

The early eugenics movement forced sterilization upon the misfits like those with Downs Syndrome. Today, we are just eliminating them from the genetic landscape, guaranteeing they won’t reproduce. It seems to me a pretty...

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