By The Beachwood Organ Affairs Desk
“Jesse White: Clearing Up Organ Donation Misconceptions”
– headline in the Springfield State Journal-Register this week
* Your alderman is not allowed to have yours while you are still living.
* The state’s organ tax actually does go to education.
* Diseased kidneys are good enough for the people of Crestwood.
* The city can use its power of eminent domain to take your organs, though it’s rare unless you live near an airport
* The organ donation program explains why the Chicago City Council lacks so many brains
* The mayor wants to privatize organ donation, but tight credit markets have slowed the process
* Sperm donation is not the same as organ donation
* The state considers tendons organs, which is how Jesse White’s Tumblers got so good
* The unclaimed organ program is run out of the state Treasurer’s office
* The organ donation program explains why the Chicago City Council lacks balls
* Beware organ donation programs found on CraigsList
Posted on April 22, 2009