Organlegging

Technology needed to deal in illicitly obtained body parts. (Read the full article)

"A very good social commentary that makes one think deeply about the way society is heading. While the story takes the idea to the extreme such is needed to make a lasting impact on the reader. A very good story, one which I will remember for a long time."
(Falconerd 7/25/2004 11:14:53 PM )
"Also see other of his shorts, where a man is sentenced to disassembly for running too many red lights!"
(John Pfeifer 8/1/2006 9:18:13 AM )
"I wish they could do this in real life with executed criminals.. but AIDS running rampant in prisons and lethal injection most likely making the organs unusable, it's impossible."
(Moondragon 5/14/2009 6:25:10 PM )

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