John Stossel dedicated a goodly portion of this week’s column to the topic of whether or not individuals should be allowed to sell one of their kidneys.  It is a question I’ve raised here before (along with thoughtful dialog in the comments) and placed into the context of how pro-choicers frame their argument by saying government shouldn’t tell a woman how to control her body.  Why is acceptable for those same people, Al Gore spearheaded the anti kidney selling law, to tell everyone, including women, what they cannot do with their body?

Another way to view the comparison is this.  The government has no compunction allowing a person to control their body if it means preventing live.  However, if the individual wants to engage in a potentially live saving procedure along with monetary compensation for their risk and suffering then the government says no.  Preventing live good, saving life bad.  I don’t understand the logic.

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