Furthermore, if Spiridonov were to reproduce with his new body, his children would not have his genetic makeup but that of the donor’s. What kind of rights, then, might the donor’s family have to the offspring?.....

Hugsi.

Russian man volunteers for first human head transplant

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/russian-man-volunteers-for-first-human-head-transplant/ar-AAiey6h?li=BBnb7Kz&ocid=U270DHP

 

….Canavero has said the transplant – which would require 80 surgeons and cost tens of millions of dollars if approved – would have a “90 percent plus” chance of success. ….

….For example, Canavero is presuming that transplanting Spiridonov’s head and brain onto another body would automatically transplant his whole self with his mind, personality, and consciousness. But it’s not that simple, as Anto Cartolovni and Antonio Spagnolo, two Italian bioethicists, pointed out in a letter to Surgical Neurology International after Canavero’s paper was published last year…..

….Furthermore, if Spiridonov were to reproduce with his new body, his children would not have his genetic makeup but that of the donor’s. What kind of rights, then, might the donor’s family have to the offspring?.....

Egilsstaðir, 30.08.2016 Jónas Gunnlaugsson