jmj11 Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 You may have been following this . . . or maybe not. What are the ethical questions of putting a viable head on a different viable body? See here. And here. Truth imitates fiction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator EMEDPA Posted August 15, 2018 Moderator Share Posted August 15, 2018 ethical nightmare for so many reasons. Does the donor body or its heirs retain any rights? If the individual later has kids who inherits? what is to stop rich folks from choosing the bodies they want? Ever see "the man with 2 brains" with Steve Martin? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Man_with_Two_Brains Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmj11 Posted August 15, 2018 Author Share Posted August 15, 2018 Do you remember any new procedure, or treatment, that someone did and then later society rejected it and it was never done again? Honest question. I know there are several things from pig heart valves (before my time in medicine), heart transplants (when I was a kid), artificial hearts, face transplants and etc. that society was uncomfortable with, but then accepted. In other words, if this surgeon opens Pandora's Box, can it be closed again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sas5814 Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 There were protests against heart transplant because some believed that is where the soul resides. I think similar arguments will be made about head transplants. Lots of things to think about in head transplants. I just read a great fiction book, written by a PA with a PA as one of the good guys, called "Waters of Bimini" that touches on this. It is a fun story and I'd recommend it to anyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thinkertdm Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 Uh, its already been done, here's a pic from a documentary: And I'm pretty sure the rights belong to the corporation who made him. Like OCP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reality Check 2 Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 Hmmmmm, no -just no Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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