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That creates an interesting twist: since DNA test is legally acceptable as fatherhood proof the recipient could create a lot of trouble for the donor.
by badosu 8y ago
That creates an interesting twist: since DNA test is legally acceptable as fatherhood proof the recipient could create a lot of trouble for the donor.
- fastball 8y agoI'd assume that the donor in every case (as in this case) would be diseased, so I'm not certain how that could be an issue for the donor.
- ars 8y agoThere have been lawsuits about children born to deceased fathers and inheritance. So it's a real issue. For example: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/can-kids-inherit-sperm-donors-federal-benefits/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/can-kids-inherit-sperm-donors-f... https://cathompsonlaw.com/estate-planning-for-your-embryos-do-you-have-a-plan/ https://cathompsonlaw.com/estate-planning-for-your-embryos-d...
- mistersquid 8y agoPerhaps it would be possible (ethical?) to set up a system to provide organs from post-operative female-to-male transgender patients to potential recipients.
- khedoros1 8y agoDid you mean male-to-female patients (assuming that you're trying to provide penises)? My understanding is that most of the structure of the penis is used to craft various structures of the newly constructed female genitals (shaft for the vagina, glans for the clitoris, and so on).
- mistersquid 8y agoOh dear, I did mean male-to-female. <embarrassed face> Thank you, also, for clarifying that male-to-female gender reassignment surgery wouldn't result in an organ that could be donated.
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- rdl 8y agoI assume you mean “donor deceased”. Even if I were dead I would not necessarily want people using my DNA to father children. I wouldn’t necessarily be against it, either, but I would feel I had some interest in how sperm were used in a different way from other organs. I’d also feel differently about something physically identifying like a face, and even more so about the brain/cognition (if there were a way to do a partial brain transplant which carried memories or something but didn’t transfer consciousness — seems unlikely given what we know of the brain today, but I wouldn’t count it out since we don’t really know all that much.)
- DoreenMichele 8y ago(if there were a way to do a partial brain transplant which carried memories Years ago, I saw an interview with a woman on TV. IIRC, she was the first recipient of a heart and lung transplant. She was asked a question shortly after surgery in which her reply was something like "I'd love to have a beer!" though she did not drink. The young male donor who died in a motorcycle accident did drink. She also reported having dreams and other experiences in line with having somehow inherited some piece of his consciousness. Over time, they faded. If anyone is curious to read more, this might be her book: A Change of Heart: A Memoir by Claire Sylvia
- fjsolwmv 8y agoThat's sounds like an urban legend / exaggerated story.
- freedomben 8y agoI hope it is urban legend or exaggerated, because that is terrifying.
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- rrobukef 8y agoOr it's wishful thinking / placebo. The mind is very good at deceiving itself.
- sigstoat 8y agoassuming that even worked, i wouldn't expect a lot of living donors, and the timing of decease and birth should clear most everything else up.
- cat199 8y agoand yet uniqueness of DNA is 'irrelevant' in cases of new life.. 'medicine' will decide what it wants.