I am not sure how I feel about this. A judge can say to a prisoner, well I will let you out if you give my son or daughter your blank. I can see where this is a feel good story for the sisters but I think it might be over-reaching on the part of the legal system. Also since when did we begin saying to prisoners, we are going to let you out because you are costing us too much every year. All those people on death row are costing a fortune, and since we apparently will never execute most of them, maybe we should let them go. We are in poor economic times after all. Maybe we can harvest a few of their organs on the way out of the system.

I dread this Scott decision because it may set a horrific precedent. Now, other inmates can "voluntarily" offer to donate various organs in exchange for a release from prison. This particular case is unique, and since everyone is sort of in general agreement, it will be a nominal win-win deal. But, at deeper and more complex levels, it stinks of racism, political wheeling and dealing, and places human organs, not only out in the marketplace, but also into the equation where legal ethics and jurisprudence are at their most philosophical core. It reaches almost to the biblical level of King Solomon’s decision about which of two women should receive a baby claimed by both. This is a tough call, and there is no clear answer.

I agree a very slippery slope. Very well said Veronica.