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<div class="at-above-post addthis_tool" data-url="http://www.metro.us/organs-in-exchange-for-freedom-bill-raises-ethical-concerns/"></div>BOSTON (AP) — A proposal to let Massachusetts prisoners donate organs and bone marrow to shave time off their sentence is raising profound ethical and legal questions about putting undue pressure on inmates desperate for freedom. The bill — which faces a steep climb in the Massachusetts Statehouse — may run afoul of federa...

Critics are calling the idea coercive and dehumanizing.

A proposal to let Massachusetts prisoners donate organs and bone marrow to shave time off their sentence is raising profound ethical and legal questions about putting undue pressure on inmates desperate for freedom.

BOSTON (AP) -- A proposal to let Massachusetts prisoners donate organs and bone marrow to shave time off their sentence is raising profound ethical and

A proposal to let Massachusetts prisoners donate organs and bone marrow to shave time off their sentence is raising profound ethical and legal questions about putting undue pressure on inmates desperate for freedom.

Incarcerated individuals could reduce their sentence by 2 to 12 months if they donate their organs or bone marrow.

A new bill proposed in Massachusetts would allow incarcerated individuals the option of donating their organs in exchange for a reduction in their sentences. The bill's authors believe the move will "restore bodily autonomy" to inmates, but ethics experts say it's potentially exploitative and may also be illegal.

Democrats in the Massachusetts House of Representatives have proposed a bill that would offer prisoners reduced sentences if they donate their organs or bone marrow. State Reps. Carlos Gonzales [...]

The bill’s sponsors argue that an organ and bone marrow donation program “would restore bodily autonomy to incarcerated folks.”

Newly proposed legislation in Massachusetts would offer prisoners who donate organs or bone marrow early release.