The Strange Story Of A New York Man Who Tried To Take His Donated Kidney Back After Divorcing His Wife

At the same time, though, Dawnell claimed that Richard was actually the one who cheated. Moreover, she alleged that he had abused her.

In turn, their divorce proceedings were not quick or easy. And instead of simply splitting their home and assets, Richard decided that he wanted to take back his kidney. He alleged that for his investment in Dawnell’s life, he was either owed the kidney back or its equivalent value of $1.5 million.

Nonetheless, even though Richard and his lawyer worked hard to push this through court, his claim was ultimately rejected. Medical ethicists essentially claimed that since it is already illegal to sell or buy organs, splitting the value would be nonsense.

And despite most people predicting this outcome even before trial, this theme of ex-lovers hoping to reclaim their donated organs post-breakup is not that uncommon. In fact, another woman named Samantha Lamb also tried to get her kidney back from her soon-to-be ex-husband in 2014. She had donated the kidney five years prior in 2009 but alleged that her husband had cheated on her shortly after the surgery.

Plus, earlier this year, a TikToker named Colleen Le gained a sizable social media following after detailing a similar story. She, too, donated a kidney to her boyfriend, who went on to cheat and ultimately break up with her.

However, she never pursued legal action to actually take back ownership of the kidney– despite countless TikTok commenters telling her to do so.

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The Strange Story Of A New York Man Who Tried To Take His Donated Kidney Back After Divorcing His Wife

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