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jberryhill

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80. I'm just curious to know if a donor's family would have some avenue to veto it.
Tue May 1, 2018, 12:27 AM
May 2018

No. Zip. Zilch. Zero. Nada.

The testicles, and the DNA in them, belong to the owner - i.e. the recipient. The donor had the entire right to assign the entire right and interest in those body parts, fluids and future functions, to whomever was to become the recipient. That's what organ donation is all about.

That's why I was pointing out to you that legal parentage is not about DNA.

You might as well ask whether the family of someone who puts a child up for adoption has any right to "veto" it. And it is why I brought up presumed parentage.

You can go sleep with someone's wife - and KEEP your penis and testicles all your own - and if she bears a child, and she and her husband don't want it to be your child, then it is NOT your child and never will be. And it is certainly not some relative's of yours. You don't have a right to visit that child or claim parentage in any way.

We do it with living breathing children. If we are talking about sperm... no freaking way. If it makes you feel better, just consider all of the sperm to be "adopted".
Darn! Unlike Trump's.... I was hope to make mine a bit.... JoeOtterbein Apr 2018 #1
I guess I'm shallow. sarah FAILIN Apr 2018 #2
Best not sign the donor card, then Mariana Apr 2018 #3
Nobody would want my face or ovaries sarah FAILIN Apr 2018 #8
The ovaries and testicles don't appear to be going on, yet. Mariana Apr 2018 #10
It's a compassionate act, no matter what body part is involved dawg day Apr 2018 #51
A face would not look the same on another skull. MrsCoffee Apr 2018 #26
But when the poor bastard learns he Codeine Apr 2018 #36
Haha! MrsCoffee Apr 2018 #39
i don't think people need ovaries to live or function in life in basic ways. JI7 Apr 2018 #5
I didn't think they needed a scrotum and penis for basic life either sarah FAILIN Apr 2018 #9
Because the person who lost it wanted it done. LisaL Apr 2018 #18
If you're a 20-year-old soldier who lost his sexual organs to a bomb-- dawg day Apr 2018 #53
Well, exactly. LisaL Apr 2018 #60
That depends on age, pre- or post-menopausal, and Ilsa Apr 2018 #72
ok, i understand now. i wouldn't have a problem donating JI7 May 2018 #88
if/when i die people can take whatever they want of me if it means an improvement in their lives JI7 Apr 2018 #4
++++++++ However.. uppityperson Apr 2018 #6
No sarah FAILIN Apr 2018 #7
The article doesn't say testicles were transplanted. nt. Mariana Apr 2018 #11
The scrotum is pretty much just a package for the testes sarah FAILIN Apr 2018 #17
They likely used silicone implants SoCalNative Apr 2018 #47
They didn't use the testes for ethical reasons. herding cats Apr 2018 #69
The article posted did not say that sarah FAILIN Apr 2018 #73
It's an old argument which doesn't apply in this case. herding cats Apr 2018 #74
Oh, my. MineralMan Apr 2018 #12
Thank you uppityperson Apr 2018 #13
Knowledge is Good! MineralMan Apr 2018 #14
Well why bother then? sarah FAILIN Apr 2018 #15
Testes were removed prior to transplant for ethical reasons. LisaL Apr 2018 #16
And that is my issue sarah FAILIN Apr 2018 #19
They were removed based on what has been reported. LisaL Apr 2018 #20
Sorry. sarah FAILIN Apr 2018 #30
Two seconds with Google answered your question. Codeine Apr 2018 #22
another source Ms. Toad Apr 2018 #27
Such injuries have been a feature of wars since at least the dawn of explosive devices... Hekate Apr 2018 #35
Anonymous? The linked article includes the recipient's name a picture. nt tblue37 Apr 2018 #44
That's a different guy. LisaL Apr 2018 #46
That's an odd view mythology Apr 2018 #43
Exactly. It's loving and nurturing that makes you a parent-- dawg day Apr 2018 #58
It's not odd to me at all. sarah FAILIN Apr 2018 #68
do you also feel you wouldn't love an adopted grandchild as much ? JI7 May 2018 #89
Not what I said sarah FAILIN May 2018 #90
Thanks for clearing that up. That would ecstatic Apr 2018 #63
Those penises that are constructed from scratch MineralMan Apr 2018 #49
I was being facetious. sarah FAILIN Apr 2018 #71
The cosmetic penises SoCalNative Apr 2018 #48
Yes. Exactly. Not the same at all. MineralMan Apr 2018 #50
A penis doesn't provide genetic material-- just delivers it dawg day Apr 2018 #54
Well, that's not what the article says. LisaL Apr 2018 #56
That's incorrect. Sperm cells would always have the donor's genes. MineralMan Apr 2018 #66
People are selfish and stupid. Codeine Apr 2018 #21
Now I have a very weird question wonkwest Apr 2018 #23
It would be the donor genes. Codeine Apr 2018 #24
I'm just imagining the legal clusterfark wonkwest Apr 2018 #25
From a legal perspective, Ms. Toad Apr 2018 #28
Exactly this. Codeine Apr 2018 #32
Thanks for the input, but a few more questions that might arise wonkwest Apr 2018 #45
Hmm... do sperm donors have to get their parents' permission dawg day Apr 2018 #59
Funny you should mention that . . . Ms. Toad Apr 2018 #75
Legally, the donor makes the decision. Ms. Toad Apr 2018 #77
I guess I just have a more utilitarian philosophy. Codeine Apr 2018 #29
Part of my questioning is due to personal experience wonkwest Apr 2018 #52
This couple could do genetic embryo testing to eliminate the embryos that have the genetic defect. LisaL Apr 2018 #55
Money and religion are concerns wonkwest Apr 2018 #62
Whose kid? The parents are the ones who raise the child dawg day Apr 2018 #57
Oh, I'm not wonkwest May 2018 #79
Parentage is not determined by whose DNA is involved jberryhill Apr 2018 #76
What do you think of the donor implications? wonkwest May 2018 #78
I'm just curious to know if a donor's family would have some avenue to veto it. jberryhill May 2018 #80
That is really, really interesting. wonkwest May 2018 #81
I don't know why you would never have to deal with these issues jberryhill May 2018 #83
I feel like I've read about cases where support has been awarded wonkwest May 2018 #85
It can depend on the state jberryhill May 2018 #86
Then the answer I'd give . . . wonkwest May 2018 #87
When I'm done with my body, any usable spare parts may go to those in need... Hekate Apr 2018 #31
True, the face does not look the same. milestogo Apr 2018 #40
Tough to decide between the *Forrest Tucker Model* or the full *Uncle Miltie*... VOX Apr 2018 #33
Doc, can you make sure I can go the Full Monty? nt Codeine Apr 2018 #38
*Horse by name, horse by nature, eh?* VOX Apr 2018 #61
Meh, take any bit you need. I won't need it anymore. n/t X_Digger Apr 2018 #34
Donating one's body means donating the whole body unless specific exclusions are made. milestogo Apr 2018 #37
I want my whole body used. Codeine Apr 2018 #41
We're Elysium bound anyway misanthrope Apr 2018 #42
I'm late to the discussion but.... TomSlick Apr 2018 #64
I really hope that when I go Codeine Apr 2018 #65
I agree. TomSlick Apr 2018 #67
I am so glad to hear that. As I said upthread, I won't need my bits when I'm gone. nt Hekate May 2018 #82
My driver's license says I'm an organ donor thucythucy Apr 2018 #70
Ooooo...! I want a wiener transplant. Make it a double! Give me a big one for the weekdays and... Bucky May 2018 #84
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