Because of a critical shortage of these organs, lawmakers in South Carolina introduced legislation that would allow prisoners to donate organs or bone marrow in exchange for a sentence reduction of up to 180 days. Subsequently, they amended the proposed legislation, which now simply encourages prisoners to donate organs, without the quid pro quo.
Even as amended, there are four serious problems with this proposal:
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