Showing posts with label pros and cons of ethical restrictions on organ donation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label pros and cons of ethical restrictions on organ donation. Show all posts

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Woman Donates Kidney for Boss; Boss Fires Her; Fair?; YahooNews.com, 4/23/12

Isa-Lee Wolf, YahooNews.com; Woman Donates Kidney for Boss; Boss Fires Her; Fair? : "Should the law allow a boss to ask an employee for something as staggering as an organ? As with any relationship based in a power dynamic, the request alone feels like it holds implications: Donate an organ or you don't have a job. And what about job security once the organ has been donated? While the legality of Stevens' firing is layered, the morality seems far more clear. Then again, should donating an organ to your boss grant an employee blanket job security?"