The Body Brokers

Thanks to Dan Hartung for the link to this series in progress now through April 20 in the Orange Country Register.

One point the tissue banks repeatedly make is that if people knew there was profit, they wouldn't donate; or that informing bereaved relatives that there would be profits would "complicate the consent process."

Look, when I said I wanted to donate my organs, I meant it as a charitable gift to someone who needs the organs I'm not using any more. But for some corporation to grind up my bones and sell the resultant bone putty for $853 for 2 teaspoons, that just makes me ill.