November 3, 2000

Body Parts for Sale

To the Editor:

There is a common sense of disgust and moral superiority when we read about people in poor countries selling their organs for money ("Scholarly Watchdogs for an Ethical Netherworld," October 6). The general sense is that this must be outlawed and prohibitions strictly enforced.

But how different is this really from some common practices in our country? Many people in this generation have been brainwashed into believing that it is a woman's right to destroy an