So you walked out on me - Give me Back my Kidney

[malaise]

http://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/kwazulu-natal/give-my-kidney-back-husband-told-1.1116927
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Pinetown resident Grace Jacks donated her kidney to her husband, Shaun, eight years ago in a gesture of love and commitment.

But he walked out of her life a few weeks ago and now she wants her kidney back.

The story of the couple’s devotion appeared in The Independent on Saturday in 2003. Dubbed “the Adam and Eve story”, it said Shaun went straight home after being diagnosed with hypertension and renal failure and was told he needed a kidney transplant. According to the story, “it was at home he found a donor – his wife, Grace”.

On Friday, Jacks, 44, told The Independent on Saturday, Shaun had walked out on her a couple of weeks ago after 15 years of marriage.

Top Durban surgeons involved in kidney transplants said it was medically possible to remove the kidney, but that it would be morally and ethically wrong to do so.

Prof John Robbs said the case made for an interesting ethical debate as he was not aware of any test cases.
“There would be an ethical issue. If you make a donation it says you agree to donate your kidney and that you know and understand the short and long-term implications of doing it. But there is nothing there saying you can’t take it back.

“It then becomes a moral and an ethical issue,” Robbs said.
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This is ridiculous -you give an organ and that's that lady.

sp.

[maxsolomon]

1. split the organ and give half to each.

they don't call me solomon for nothing.

[Mz Pip]

3. Snort

:spray:

[malaise]

8. LOL

:evilgrin:

[Mz Pip]

2. Things change.

Just because you donate a kidney to your loved one doesn't mean he has to love you forever.

[whathehell]

5. Yes, they do...How about this: Just because you received an organ from your loved one

it doesn't mean you should keep it forever:shrug:

[Mz Pip]

9. Looks like we've

entered a brave new world of custody battles over body parts.

[malaise]

10. Yes indeed

The rich will own all the parts - watch and see

[JohnnyLib2]

4. TV appearances, book tours and speakers' fees for both.

And maybe for the legal folks who are involved.

[tawadi]

6. Sorry, organs only have a 30-day return policy

:rofl:

[malaise]

11. LOL

Still I'd like to hear from the lawyers - this is new ground

[OneTenthofOnePercent]

7. I see another Repo Men sequal coming out of this. n/t

[malaise]

12. DUzy

:rofl:

[Mz Pip]

13. The life of a Repo Man

is always intense.

[Randypiper]

14. George Lopez got one from his wife in 2005

They are divorcing

[pennylane100]

15. If she had only known, she could have had it writing

when she donated it that it was on loan for the length of their marriage.

[mysuzuki2]

16. when you give something to someone it is a gift.

that means it isn't yours anymore. Gifts should not be given with any strings attached or any expectation of return in the future. She donated the kidney out of love. Good for her. It was a wonderful thing to do. Unfortunately, not all marriages last forever. Obviously he cannot return the kidney. I'm afraid I see her request as sheer vindictiveness.

[pipi_k]

17. Well it might be fair if

she gave him back all the semen he left with her over 15 years of marriage.

[whathehell]

22. Ha!

I'd say her kidney transplant translates more directly

to HIS welfare than his semen did to hers!

[NV Whino]

18. Well, this is going to be fun.

[KittyWampus]

19. give her custody on weekends.

[MineralMan]

20. Hope he doesn't wake up in a hotel bathtub full of ice cubes and

water. If you don't know the reference, I'll just say I'm repeating a joke and leave it at that.

[Recovered Repug]

21. Oddly enough, a casual acquaintance

commented that his wife was a suitable donor for his kidney transplant. He made the comment "Now I guess I'll have to stay with her. Knowing her she'd want it back if we divorced."

[whathehell]

23. Bwhahahaha!