Respectfully, the original post was about voluntary donation. It was a very mild, "Too bad Jodi Arias can't donate her organs so that something good could come of this." And for that, there SHOULD be support. There is NOTHING disturbing about looking for ways to derive meaning from death while saving others' lives.
The response is where the "sadistic punishment...anathema to civilization" came in after, it seems, the original message was misinterpreted. As did the "cell memory" argument.
I wish it WERE a moot point. The fact of the matter is that there needs to be REFORM in this arena. Many inmates strongly want to retain the right to donate their organs upon their death, and they are denied it. I believe this is wrong---as do many in the organ procurement world. If an inmate is healthy (and inmates can be screened for the diseases that preclude donation, just as those who are not in prison are screened) and freely consent, they should be able to donate. Lethal injection does not rule out organ donation, incidentally; the drugs used to not cause end-organ damage.
So, a mild comment was twisted, and some of us tried to nudge the conversation back on track---only to be told we're perverse and sadistic and uncivilized.
And misinformation about organ donation has been perpetuated. Which is frustrating for those of us in health care and/or who have loved ones who've given or received organs.
