Man Says To Ungrateful Wife / Kidney Recipient In Divorce "Pay For The Kidney On The Way Out"

I'd probably do the same thing if I had my life risked and abdomen ripped open for my loving wife who all of a sudden decides the grass is greener elsewhere with a new man with her new kidney at my expense.

Betrayal is generous in describing how this man must feel, and many husbands being chucked to the curb after saving their wife's life as he did might not be so diplomatic as this guy is being if you know what I mean.

Imagine what OJ would do to this ungrateful woman.....many other men might do the same...talk about being stabbed in the gut by someone you thought loved you.

Divorce man 'wants kidney back':

BBC NEWS | World | Americas | "A US man divorcing his wife is demanding that she return the kidney he donated to her or pay him $1.5m (£1m) in compensation.

Dr Richard Batista told reporters that he decided to go public because he was frustrated at the slow pace of divorce negotiations with his estranged wife.

He said he had not only given his heart to his wife, Dawnell, but donated his kidney to save her life.

But divorce lawyers say a donated organ is not a marital asset to be divided."

Dr Batista married Dawnell in 1990 and donated the kidney to her in 2001. She filed for divorce in 2005 and a settlement has still not been reached.

'Betrayal'

He told reporters at his lawyer's office in Long Island, New York, that going public was a last resort.

I felt humiliated, betrayed, disrespected and disregarded Dr Richard Batista

"There is no deeper pain that you can ever express than betrayal from somebody who you love and devoted your life to," he said.

He said he had been prevented from seeing their three children for extended periods.

"I felt humiliated, betrayed, disrespected and disregarded for me as a person, as a man, as a husband, as a father."

Dr Batista's lawyer, Dominic Barbara, said his client was "asking for the value of the kidney" that he gave his wife.

A lawyer for Mrs Batista said: "The facts aren't as represented by Dr Batista. We will be addressing the issues before the judge within the next few days.

Who wouldn't feel massively betrayed by such an act of selfishness. Unless this was physically abusing her I couldn't imagine a person not feeling a lifetime of indebtedness for the selfless act he performed for her, she owes her life to him as far as I'd be concerned.

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