My Kidney Challenge

[Kylie]

There is a little girl, named Sally. She needs a kidney transplant or she will die.

Do I have the right to force you to give up one of your kidneys to save her life?

 

[Aryeh Jay]

There is a little girl, named Sally. She needs a kidney transplant or she will die.

Do I have the right to force you to give up one of your kidneys to save her life?

Considering Sally’s blood type is different than mine, no.

 

[Kylie]

Considering Sally’s blood type is different than mine, no.

Irrelevant. Assume that the blood type is the same and that there are no other barriers to the transplant.

 

[Aryeh Jay]

Well, since you are stealing organs, steal it from her parents, it’s a better match.

 

[Tinker Grey]

Well, since you are staling organs, steal it from her parents, it’s a better match.

Her parents are dead and she has no living relatives. Now, try answering the question.

 

[Aryeh Jay]

Her parents are dead and she has no living relatives. Now, try answering the question.

I’ve tried, the question keeps getting changed.

 

[Kylie]

Well, since you are staling organs, steal it from her parents, it’s a better match.

Irrelevant. Even if we could do that, your kidney could be used to save someone else.

Now, can you answer the question?

 

[Kylie]

I’ve tried, the question keeps getting changed.

No it hasn't.

Do I have the right to take your kidney by force in order to save the life of someone else? That is the question, now can you answer it?

 

[Aryeh Jay]

No it hasn't.

Do I have the right to take your kidney by force in order to save the life of someone else? That is the question, now can you answer it?

http://www.christianforums.com/threads/my-kidney-challenge.7933687/#post-69287796

last word.

 

[Tinker Grey]

Well, since he called it stealing, I guess we could infer his answer to be no.

 

[mmksparbud]

There is a little girl, named Sally. She needs a kidney transplant or she will die.

Do I have the right to force you to give up one of your kidneys to save her life?

No---give her yours!

 

[Aryeh Jay]

Well, since he called it stealing, I guess we could infer his answer to be no.

I answered NO in post number TWO.

 

[topcare]

There is a little girl, named Sally. She needs a kidney transplant or she will die.

Do I have the right to force you to give up one of your kidneys to save her life?

No, absolutely not. I would though if I could, I'm not a monster

 

[Tinker Grey]

I answered NO in post number TWO.

No, you disingenuously excused yourself from answering the question.

 

[Murby]

Do I have the right to force you to give up one of your kidneys to save her life?

What kind of screwed up question is that? The answer is absolutely NO.
It doesn't matter how important, how rich, or how smart this girl is.. No one has the right to force anyone to give up a part of their body for another persons benefit.

Now.. there might be an exception to that rule but its a controversial one and would require some pretty deep thought, at least for me, to come to a good answer.

Lets say she needs the kidney because of the willful negligence or criminal actions of another person who is directly responsible for the damage to her own kidneys. Say a drunk driver caused an accident or a criminal poisoned her in a murder attempt..
Now it gets a bit muddy.

Should we force the guilty to give up a body part to pay restitution? (assuming they are compatible of course)...

My first thought is no... but again, I'd have to dig deep on that and might even need help to quantify the morality.

 

[Aryeh Jay]

I do not have sally’s blood type, taking my kidney would not save her. I knew her parents before they died because I was her pediatrician.

 

[Aryeh Jay]

No it hasn't.

Do I have the right to take your kidney by force in order to save the life of someone else? That is the question, now can you answer it?

Oh, didn’t see this one.


No, you or anyone else does not have the right to take my kidney, but if someone wants to try and take one, there will be kidneys available for harvesting.

 

[keith99]

NO

 

[Kylie]

http://www.christianforums.com/threads/my-kidney-challenge.7933687/#post-69287796

last word.

However, that "no" was based on something I said was irrelevant. So that doesn't count.

 

[Kylie]

No---give her yours!

Why should I?

If I can't force you to give up a kidney for her, why should I donate mine against my will?