I can smell your filthy human organs.

[deathboy]

The Human Tissue Bill proposes a regulating authority to make sure that consent is obtained before organs and tissues are kept by hospitals.

Aww. There go my Max Headroom-style visions of an apocalyptic future-UK where organ-snatching is rife.

In such a future, I would either be completely safe due to the pickled nature of my internals, or some kind of rare prize, seeing as I can't apparently be destroyed by conventional alcohol.

That said:

A father has put his kidney up for auction for at least £50,000 to pay for his sick daughter's medical treatment.

(thanks to tintintin

Comments

[zeke-hubris.livejournal.com]

Interesting. I was wondering how long it would be before something like this turned up. I'll be sure to mention it to our head of Histology and watch as he has a nervous breakdown at the thought of the extra paperwork this will generate :-)

[rixxin.livejournal.com]

>[...]seeing as I can't apparently be destroyed by conventional alcohol.

You need Weapons Grade Alcohol! (From Bottom: LIVE - 5)

Why pay?

[grumpy-sysadmin.livejournal.com]

Well, until eBay axed it, this (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2969415291&category=1467) auction was a for-free, take-my-kidney if you need it because it's Christmas. Duh, what?

(Cf, this (http://www.livejournal.com/community/darksideofebay/355885.html) post by io_cyphre in darksideofebay.)

[red-mel.livejournal.com]

talking of max headroom. Doesn't Loki(eg london sound guy) look like blank reg??

[voofy.livejournal.com]

but
you're not allowed to sell human body parts on LJ

I know of 2 people barred form ebay for trying, one for trying to sell his soul, and one for trying to sell her pubic hair.

[latexiron.livejournal.com]

Do you get barred for life?

[voofy.livejournal.com]

yeah, I think so

[latexiron.livejournal.com]

I'm prepared to put someone else's kidney up for auction to pay for me to have a good time. In fact, I'll throw in their other kidney for free.

Can I have your liver?