Re: Repo men
Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2010 11:01 am
Interesting side note to this talk of repos (and no, I had no idea this movie was coming out when I made my original post). Movie that is coming to theaters this week called "Repo Men" it is a Sci-Fi film about a futuristic business that sells organs and body parts to people (for medical necessity or non-medical vanity) on credit. When the recipient of the new body part doesn't pay on time, the main character goes out to "reposess" the body part
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1053424/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Anyway, thought that was an interesting wrinkle to throw into this conversation. And it's sort of possible now. If you get a heart transplant and stop paying your bills, should the hospital/health insurance company be allowed to reclaim their "property" (your new heart)? After all, you didn't pay for it, therefore you are in effect stealing it, and the property is theirs after all since they loaned you the money to buy it which you haven't paid back per your agreement.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1053424/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Anyway, thought that was an interesting wrinkle to throw into this conversation. And it's sort of possible now. If you get a heart transplant and stop paying your bills, should the hospital/health insurance company be allowed to reclaim their "property" (your new heart)? After all, you didn't pay for it, therefore you are in effect stealing it, and the property is theirs after all since they loaned you the money to buy it which you haven't paid back per your agreement.