I lately did a podcast on the “My Physique, My Alternative” precept, as a part of the College of Virginia “Taboo Trades” podcast sequence, run by UVA regulation Professor Kim Krawiec. I took questions on a wide range of subjects from Prof. Krawiec and a bunch of UVA regulation college students. They raised many insightful factors. Listeners can choose my solutions for themselves. The podcast audio is accessible right here.
Right here is the outline:
On this episode, George Mason Regulation’s Ilya Somin joins me and UVA Regulation college students Joseph Camano (’24) and Dennis Ting (’24) to debate the total implications of “My Physique, My Alternative.” Somin argues that the precept has implications that go far past abortion (together with paying kidney donors, and abolishing the draft and necessary jury service) and that each liberals and conservatives are inconsistent of their utility.
Prof. Krawiec helpfully included an inventory of hyperlinks to related writings by the 2 of us, that handle points raised within the podcast:
Ilya Somin, Democracy and Political Ignorance: Why Smaller Authorities is Smarter (Stanford College Press, revised and expanded second version, 2016)
Ilya Somin, Free to Transfer: Foot Voting, Migration, and Political Freedom (Oxford College Press, 2020, revised and expanded version, 2022)
Ilya Somin, A Broader Perspective on “My Physique, My Alternative”
Ilya Somin, Are Abortion Bans Takings?
Ilya Somin, Markets with Only a Few Limits
Ilya Somin, evaluation of Cass Sunstein’s ebook Too A lot Info:
https://purpose.com/volokh/2020/10/16/two-important-new-books-on-knowledge-bias-and-paternalism/
Ilya Somin, “Warning About Authorities Warnings”:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/information/volokh-conspiracy/wp/2015/08/22/a-warning-about-government-warnings/
Kim Krawiec, private webpage https://kimberlydkrawiec.org and College of Virginia Regulation Faculty webpage https://www.regulation.virginia.edu/school/profile/kdk4q/1181653
Krawiec, Kimberly D. “Markets, repugnance, and externalities.” Journal of Institutional Economics (2022): 1-12.
Healy, Kieran, and Kimberly D. Krawiec. “Repugnance administration and transactions within the physique.” American Financial Evaluate 107.5 (2017): 86-90.
Krawiec, Kimberly D. “No Cash Allowed.” U. Chi. Authorized F. (2022): 221.
Prepare dinner, Philip J., and Kimberly D. Krawiec. “A primer on kidney transplantation: anatomy of the scarcity.” Regulation & Contemp. Probs. 77 (2014): 1.
Prepare dinner, Philip J., and Kimberly D. Krawiec. “If We Enable Soccer Gamers and Boxers to Be Paid for Entertaining the Public, Why Do not We Enable Kidney Donors to Be Paid for Saving Lives.” Regulation & Contemp. Probs. 81 (2018): 9.
I notably advocate Krawiec’s wonderful article (coauthored with Philip J. Prepare dinner) arguing that, if we’re keen to pay individuals to play harmful sports activities, equivalent to soccer, we must also legalize organ markets. I’ve made comparable factors myself, however not in as a lot depth and element.
