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Prisoners donating organs to get time off raises thorny ethical questions

In January 2023 two Democratic representatives, Judith Garcia and Carlos Gonzalez, proposed a bill that would offer prisoners in Massachusetts a new way to win reduction in their sentences: by donating their bone marrow or vital organs.

The Conversation · Feb 15, 2023

Organs in exchange for freedom? Bill raises ethical concerns

A proposal to let prisoners in Massachusetts donate organs and bone marrow to shave time off their sentence is raising profound ethical and legal questions about putting undue pressure on people behind bars who are desperate for freedom

The Independent UK · Feb 8, 2023