Petition: Tell Massachusetts to Not Pressure Prisoners to Exchange Organs for Shorter Sentences

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A new bill in Massachusetts has been proposed that would shorten the sentences of its prisoners in exchange for their bone marrow or organs. There are a lot of people who are waiting for organ transplants but this is not the way to go about helping them. The United States needs to do a better job of incentivizing regular civilians to Donate instead of coercing one of its most vulnerable populations to harvest their organs. Please sign this petition to urge the state legislature in Massachusetts to vote no on this bill!

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