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[–] Nuke_the_whales@lemmy.world -1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (15 children)

Selkirk said she and Allan are both discussing a legal challenge to the liver transplant guidelines for those with alcohol use disorder β€œwith people who have their own living donor.” β€œIt's not fair and it's not right, and hopefully we'll change that policy,” Selkirk said.

Even if her partner could donate his own liver, it should still go to a better recipient. If anything he should be donating anyways to honor her and save a life

[–] SpaceCadet@feddit.nl 20 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Even if her partner could donate his own liver, it should still go to a better recipient

That's nonsense, because the partner would not donate his liver if it went to someone else.

[–] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Right? Like I would donate my liver to my kid, or my spouse, without even questioning it.

But if the doctor told me they can't have it (for some reason other than incompatibility), and they died? Fuck them. I'd de-register as an organ donor out of spite.

[–] driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Donating an organ is a pretty invasive operation that can have a lot of complications, doctors aren't only taking the recipient health, but the donor too, in the equation.

[–] SpaceCadet@feddit.nl 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

We're explicitly talking about a situation where the donor is suitable. So I don't know what kind of information you're trying to add here.

[–] driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Even if the donor is suitable, the operation to extract the donor organ is invasive and can have complications.

[–] SpaceCadet@feddit.nl 1 points 2 months ago

All true, yet it has nothing to do with what we are discussing, so why are you muddying the water with it?

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