Prisoners were offered to exchange organs for a term in prison

Currently, prisoners in the United States are not allowed to be organ donors in most cases.

states, with the exception of a few rare onescases where they can donate organs to close family members. Therefore, this “groundbreaking” bill will be the first freedom-based organ swap bill.

Bone Marrow and Organ Donation Programwill allow eligible inmates to receive a reduction in their sentence of no less than 60 and no more than 365 days in correctional facilities. 

At the same time, according to local media, the chances ofproject implementation is very small. In fact, it may even be contrary to federal law, as a similar 2007 bill has been criticized for conflicting with the National Organ Transplant Act of 1984, a law that makes it illegal to "acquire, obtain, or otherwise knowingly transfer any human organ in exchange for a valuable reward." for use in human transplantation."

In other words, in this case, a reduction in the prison term would most likely qualify as the “valuable compensation” described.

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