Abstract
Can Organ Transplantation Provide an Altruistic-Expiatory Alternative to Suicide?
Blachly P H
The question is posed whether an individual who wants to take his life would be assuaged by being asked to donate only an organ. Tying it with ancient sacrificial rites, the hypothesis is offered that the giving of parts of oneself, including blood, can serve as an altruistic-expiatory alternative to suicide, thus avoiding the twin tragedies of healthy people who want to kill themselves & sick people who for lack of a single organ have to die.