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Prisoners who donate a lifesaving organ ought to be rewarded

Por: The Boston Globe Opinion February 08, 2023

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Almost 5,000 Massachusetts residents are for a kidney, liver, or other organ that could be transplanted to save their lives. Believing it better to light one small candle than to curse the darkness, two Massachusetts legislators propose a modest reform that could bring some hope to patients with end-stage organ disease. Legislation filed by Representatives Carlos González of Springfield and Judith García of Chelsea would allow prison inmates... + full article



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