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getagrip_already

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5. Im waiting for the fundies to find a way to ban this....

Reply to Native (Original post)

Thu Mar 21, 2024, 10:45 AM

Mar 2024

Probably because it is discriminatory to some religions, or violates the sanctity of the human vessel, or something stupid about God and personhood and embryos (even pig embryos).

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Pluvious get the red out Native Klondike Kat

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Surgeons Transplant Pig Kidney Into a Patient, a Medical Milestone [View all] Native Mar 2024 OP

Thank you science and people. Thank you. twodogsbarking Mar 2024 #1

I have my fingers crossed Marthe48 Mar 2024 #2

Stewie Griffin solved this problem years ago Ray Bruns Mar 2024 #3

yo DoBW Mar 2024 #11

Good news? Jean Genie Mar 2024 #4

Thank goodness you have the option of refusal then, and can die with your ethics intact. Hekate Mar 2024 #22

That was a bit harsh Miguelito Loveless Mar 2024 #30

Sorry to seem uncaring but surely you know there is a traffic in human organs from 2 sources Hekate Mar 2024 #32

Im waiting for the fundies to find a way to ban this.... getagrip_already Mar 2024 #5

I had a personal friend who had bladder cancer and had a pig's bladder inserted. flying_wahini Mar 2024 #6

Pigs are also skin graft donors to burn patients. I had a patient with 3rd degree burns that needed grafts. flying_wahini Mar 2024 #7

When my mom was 80 yr old-she had been having lower back pain for years. Then riversedge Mar 2024 #9

Good news. riversedge Mar 2024 #8

what about the pig brain? DoBW Mar 2024 #10

They have also transplanted a pig's anus onto his face..... lastlib Mar 2024 #31

The idea of intelligent mammals being bred just so their organs can be ripped out seems wrong. Beakybird Mar 2024 #12

I'm sure most vegans would pass on this option as well... (nt) Pluvious Mar 2024 #15

I have 2 daughters who are vegan and this Prairie_Seagull Mar 2024 #17

This article about the ethical issues regarding this is really good. Native Mar 2024 #20

Didn't they also do this with a heart a year or two back? GregariousGroundhog Mar 2024 #13

Yup. Looks like they added an additional human gene this time around & Native Mar 2024 #19

Good news from a human standpoint Bayard Mar 2024 #14

My guess is... Pluvious Mar 2024 #16

The thrust of the article is how this would level the playing field. Native Mar 2024 #21

The costs extend waaaay beyond the surgeon/ nurses/anesthesiologist.... Hekate Mar 2024 #29

Amazing, and to those that don't believe in silence, sit on it. republianmushroom Mar 2024 #18

"silence"? or "science"? JustABozoOnThisBus Mar 2024 #23

delete by republianmushroom. republianmushroom Mar 2024 #24

My apology for the smart answer I gave you. republianmushroom Mar 2024 #25

No problem. And, I see how either would fit. JustABozoOnThisBus Mar 2024 #26

Wow! I figured Trump would be too selfish to donate a kidney. Midnight Writer Mar 2024 #27

I don't think anyone who's the least bit sane would want one of his. ICK. I sure wouldn't! nt CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2024 #28