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In reply to the discussion: As Transplants Expand To Faces And Genitals, Ethical Questions Arise [View all]jberryhill
(62,444 posts)80. I'm just curious to know if a donor's family would have some avenue to veto it.
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".
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As Transplants Expand To Faces And Genitals, Ethical Questions Arise [View all]
TexasTowelie
Apr 2018
OP
if/when i die people can take whatever they want of me if it means an improvement in their lives
JI7
Apr 2018
#4
Such injuries have been a feature of wars since at least the dawn of explosive devices...
Hekate
Apr 2018
#35
This couple could do genetic embryo testing to eliminate the embryos that have the genetic defect.
LisaL
Apr 2018
#55
I'm just curious to know if a donor's family would have some avenue to veto it.
jberryhill
May 2018
#80
Donating one's body means donating the whole body unless specific exclusions are made.
milestogo
Apr 2018
#37