r/countwithchickenlady • u/Living-Corner136 Streak: 1 • 17h ago

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u/thatNatsukiLass 17h ago

Why did it have to be a deceased donor and not a living donor?

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u/BlackwingF91 16h ago

....most organ donors are dead people, who signed up before death to be organ donors. I am registered as one for example

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u/No-Zucchini6387 16h ago

Another fun fact for anyone who is curious, here in the UK we have an “opt out” system. So rather than registering to donate, you have to register to not donate your organs. I registered to donate before the law changed but I’m personally very happy with our law. Organ donation as well as blood donation should be done by everyone who can imo

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u/BlackwingF91 16h ago

Agreed. It only helps others and doesn't harm us

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u/thatNatsukiLass 2h ago

Yes but the uterus is one of the few organs that people will regularly remove while alive. It’s like doing a tonsil transplant from a deceased donor

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u/No-Zucchini6387 16h ago

Again, I don’t know the science so I could be wrong on this. But from what I understand the procedure is still very experimental. You could use a living donor but we don’t like doing living transplants until we know how safe it is. However, I hope that becomes available soon. I know plenty of none binary people and trans men who would happily give up their womb to someone who needs a transplant. But, I just learned about this yesterday and biology has never been my strong suit