[GrandJediMasterYoda]

“in a brain-dead patient”

Every time I read those words “brain dead” I immediately think of Biden. I wonder why.

[fedupjohn]

When did Joe Biden’s Kidneys fail? /S

[21twelve]

My mom donated her body to the local university to be used by the medical students. After she was dead of course!

I’m glad this man was also to help with medical research. I can’t imagine being his family and making the decision to admit that there is no hope in his survival.

But I guess they can be comforted that from this research many others may survive.

[Pollard]

The UAB surgeons performed the procedure with consent from the family of the recipient, James Parsons, who wanted to be an organ donor.

Seems he was more of a recipient than donor. Question is, how long before people start being made brain dead because the living cadavers are worth a lot of money?

[KevinB]

[refreshed]

Just seems wrong doesn’t it?

[tflabo]

I remember in college a course in Anatomy & Physiology, eheheh in the lab portion we dissected fetal pigs. Their internal configuration is very similar to humans. In cardiology there’s something called porcine heart valve replacement which are from pigs. As for pig kidney transplants to humans I’ll have to read up how they can be genetically altered as to not be rejected. Helping severely ill patients are one thing but carrying such technology over into the realm of Frankenstein like possibilities are quite another twisted taboo ridden ventures.

[I-ambush]

Would this technique be acceptable to Jewish or Muslim patients?

[euram]

they should have attempted to transplant a pig brain as well as a kidney.

[KC_Lion]

[Moltke]

As long as it does not result in an aversion to bacon I see no problems with this procedure.