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Re:A kidney donor at 18 now regrets it by Mz on Monday October 03, 2016 @07:33PM (#12632255)
My initial reaction to this suggestion is horror, in part because I feel strongly that it disincentivizes finding other solutions to serious health issues. I have a condition that accounts for something like a third of all lung transplants and half of all pediatric lung transplants. I find the emphasis on heroic medical interventions instead of improved diet, prevention, etc. to be really horrifying. Pursuing improved diet, prevention, etc. has gotten me extremely good results. I never know how to convince people of that. It happens to be a fact, but it is not acceptable to really say that anywhere at all and the whole thing makes me feel postal at times.

But, please, let's stop parting people out as the easy answer and try a little harder to solve serious medical conditions some other way.

This is so very UGH.

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