A New York surgeon's demand for the return of the kidney he donated to his now-estranged wife -- or at least $1.5 million for it -- has transplant experts wondering what he is thinking.
Estranged husband wants compensation from cheating wife.
Richard Batista, a surgeon at Nassau University Medical Center on Long Island, says that he is seeking compensation for the kidney he donated to his wife, Dawnell, in 2001. Richard Batista says she began having an extramarital affair after the transplant.
"There's no deeper pain or betrayal from somebody you loved and devoted your whole life to," he told reporters Wednesday.
Richard Batista said he went public with his request after becoming frustrated with ongoing divorce negotiations.
Dawnell Batista filed for divorce in 2005. The couple has three children, ages 14, 11 and 8.
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Well, you can't unwind everything in a divorce. You can't get the years back. You can't pretend the kids didn't happen to the both of you. And no takesies-backsies of internal organs.