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[–]Questionable 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (20 children)

"unedited videos instead showed Planned Parenthood requesting a reasonable fee"

And Hunter Biden's art is worth millions. You argue semantics, to allow others to commit atrocities. '

[–]Hematomato 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (19 children)

Yeah, if a lab is doing research on embryonic stem cells, they want the lab to cover the cost of extracting and shipping the sample. That's only reasonable. But it is not a for-profit venture.

[–]Questionable 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (18 children)

But it is not a for-profit venture.

You typed that.

[–]Hematomato 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (17 children)

Yes, that is correct.

[–]Questionable 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (15 children)

Your assertion is that none of the money in the system can be defined as "profits".

[–]Hematomato 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (14 children)

None? I mean, corruption exists. There are probably some people out there skimming money into their own pockets. There always are.

But Planned Parenthood's official policy is "Provide tissue for research purpose at cost." Do not profit.

And at least the vast majority of the time, that policy is followed. No one works for Planned Parenthood because they want to be rich. People motivated by money find different jobs.

[–]Questionable 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (13 children)

Of course, no one in the medical field wants to become rich, and the only profits to be had are from skimming money. Like in the movie road house. Profits are theft? Is that right?

Follow up Question: How would you define a black market?

[–]Hematomato 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (12 children)

Of course many people in the medical field want to become rich. And the ones who do, become anesthesologists or surgeons or oncologists. Or, better yet, go into pharma or medical equipment design and manufacture.

It's like with lawyers. Lots of them became lawyers to get rich. The ones working in the Public Defender's office obviously did not. They had different motivations in life.

No one gets a job at Planned Parenthood to get rich. It's not where the money is.

Follow up Question: How would you define a black market?

Trade in illegal goods and services.

[–]Questionable 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (11 children)

So we can safely assume the motives of all people from the known thoughts in your head.

And according to you, it is legal to sell the body parts of babies, therefor it is not a black market.

Got it. Perfectly clear now.

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[–]Hematomato 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (10 children)

So we can safely assume the motives of all people from the known thoughts in your head.

I think I've been pretty clear that exceptions exist. But we can pretty easily figure out the rules that those are exceptions to.

And according to you, it is legal to sell the body parts of babies

It isn't broadly "legal to sell the body parts of babies." It is legal, under some circumstances, to provide fetal tissue to universities and laboratories to conduct medical research.