Why should it be illegal to do something for money that is perfectly legal to do for free?

The title of this article is something I have asked about the repugnant profession of prostitution, but a guest column in The Philadelphia Inquirer doesn’t like the notion that a person could choose to make a live organ donation for filthy lucre:

The legalization of human organ sales would only undermine human dignity

A measure in New York state offers tax credits to living organ donors. That’s reignited one of medicine’s most contentious ethical debates: Should we legalize the sale of human organs?

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