Transplant Moriawase

[Samurai_Jerk]

A Japanese baby is recovering well after receiving six organs from a donor baby, a procedure banned in Japan ... "I am Buddhist, but many thanks to the God of the United States," the baby's father, Yukiho Ohashi, said in Spanish.

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[DJEB]

The education God's temple is in Ochanomizu. The budo God's temple is in Kashima. Where is "the God of the United States'" temple?

[Samurai_Jerk]

Here

[DJEB]

So he/she/it isn't a Shinto God then?

[Charles]

..the baby's father, Yukiho Ohashi, said in Spanish.

in Spanish??

[Samurai_Jerk]

..the baby's father, Yukiho Ohashi, said in Spanish.

in Spanish??

Click on the link and read the article.

[Charles]

..the baby's father, Yukiho Ohashi, said in Spanish.

in Spanish??

Click on the link and read the article.

Ah.. I did, and became bored and gave up just before the final sentence.

[AssKissinger]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050903/ap_on_re_us/japanese_transplant

Japanese law does not allow children under 15 to become organ donors, a measure enacted to protect the rights of children.

While it is not against Japanese law to receive organs, "Without a donation, you cannot be a recipient," said Omar Montejo, spokesman for the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine.

I heard this same line on TV last night. It has nothing to do with protecting children it's just because Japan has some weird outdated superstitious phobia of organ transplants and their lunatic right wing legislators do everything they can to keep the old guard traditions intact.