After Dinner Conversation: Philosophy

Discussion Questions

1. Do you personally think organs should be harvested from the dead without their consent? Does the fact they are criminals change affect your answer?2. The story says, criminals could have parts “…harvested gradually, while they continued to live in the prison, or they could undergo a swift death, whereupon the various organs would be harvested after death.” Which parts of this do plan do you agree or disagree with, and why?3. Does a person on death row, or a person in prison for life without parole, deserve any rights at all? Can they be denied TV, internet, access to sunlight and fresh air, interactions with other inmates, or quality food? What rights should be guaranteed to criminals beyond the minimum to keep them alive?4. What is the reason to keep a person in prison without the possibility of parole alive at all?

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