Baby born from dead donor womb transplant in UK first

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Commisseration and support for the family of the woman who died, and happy for the new mother.

But feel sort of uneasy about this.

https://news.sky.com/story/simply-a-miracle-baby-boy-born-from-dead-donor-womb-transplant-in-uk-first-13511093

I can't think of any scenario where a baby consents to be conceived or born?

What do you think grief does to someone? Its a heartache.

The second a couple decide to try for a baby, they are planning their future with that child. The hopes, the dreams, the plans, the baby, the child, is formed in their minds long before its conceived.

When it isn't conceived there's a grief a heartache for a child which doesn't exist.

Even adoption agencies accept their is a grieving process that couples need to go through before they'll consider them for adoption.

Some might cope better than others but for some its a heartbreaking grief that they need to get over.

Well thank goodness for that! If it was possible I'm sure some surgeon would've done it already. Just think of the possibilities though-would that outweigh all the moral and ethical implications? Interesting thought!

No they don't but don't even get me started on that! However imo this kind of transplant adds another layer to the consent issue.

I went on a mad train of thought over brain transplants earlier, while I don't think doubt it would ever actually be possible.

I concluded a brain 🧠 transplant would actually be a brain getting a new body.
Presumably the knowledge and self identity would stay with the brain rather than the body.
So putting Dr Smiths brain into Mr Jones's body it wouldn't really be Mr Jones' any more . It would be a Frankenstien monster that is Dr Smith with all his knowledge in a completely different body.

@Needspaceforlego It's a fascinating subject for sure! It would answer so many questions about the brain and what it means to have consciousness etc. But at what cost? Most of the brain is probably just matter which could be transplanted, it's consciousness and what makes a person them which is where the ethical problems lie. Total science fiction stuff though anyway but super fascinating to contemplate!

Its totally fascinating but I seriously doubt it would ever be possible to connect the spinal cord to a different brain.

The consciousness of it is what makes me feel it would be the brain getting a replacement body rather than the other way round.

What sort of illness would someone need to have to actually consider having their brain put into another body?
The only think I can think of would be spinal injury .....
Actually they'd need to find a way of getting spinal cords to heel before considering brain transplants.

Totally fascinating