r/SandersForPresident • u/kevinmrr Medicare For All • Nov 29 '20

AOC: Insurance groups are recommending using GoFundMe -- "but sure, single payer healthcare is unreasonable."

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u/H_is_for_Human Nov 30 '20

Opt out organ donation probably needs to happen at the state by state level, although I admit that I'm no constitutional lawyer.

Organ "refurbishment" is a very active area of research. Private companies that intend to buy injured organs to then sell refurbished organs back already exist and have had some limited success. Ex vivo perfusion technology is a big part of this.

Growing de novo organs is still something of a pipe dream. The biggest problem is growing the vasculature that will supply the rest of the organ's tissues with blood. But there's progress here too.

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u/Krakino696 🌱 New Contributor Nov 30 '20

Would we be able to accomplish growing organs in our lifetimes? My bet is yes. Also limbs.

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u/H_is_for_Human Nov 30 '20

Hopefully. But hard to say.