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artchill
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Jothar:

What about the concept in the gemarrah of Mai Chazis. This means who has the right to determine whose life is more valuable than the other. Why should payment be the determining factor of who lives vs. who dies? What about a kollel person, let him die because he can’t afford the price?

There is a reason why there is a list and registry. It is supervised by doctors who thoroughly analyze which patient stands to benefit medically the most from a transplant. The life expectantcy of the patient (other medical conditions, age, etc.)are factors in the placement on the list. Nowhere on the list is there a wealth factor.

For a Jew to say “The poor can wait for donations”, and “Money buys healthcare” is a disgraceful attitude. Money SHOULD have no place in deciding value of a persons life.