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mahatmakanejeeves

(57,499 posts) Fri Jan 14, 2022, 08:13 AM Jan 2022

Maryland hospital defending its decision to transplant a pig's heart into a man with a criminal past

A Maryland hospital is defending its decision to transplant a pig’s heart into a dying man following reports that the patient had a criminal past.

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Maryland hospital defending its decision to transplant a pig's heart into a man with a criminal past (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2022 OP

Ethics schmethics EYESORE 9001 Jan 2022 #1

I agree. This is an experimental transplant. sinkingfeeling Jan 2022 #2

EYESORE 9001

(25,947 posts)

1. Ethics schmethics

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Fri Jan 14, 2022, 08:29 AM

Jan 2022

Medical ethics is perhaps one of the most subjective topics on the face of the earth. I agree with the hospital that health of the patient should be the only criterion - especially for this revolutionary procedure.

sinkingfeeling

(51,460 posts)

2. I agree. This is an experimental transplant.

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Fri Jan 14, 2022, 10:35 AM

Jan 2022

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