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| Divorce man 'wants kidney back' | Divorce man 'wants kidney back' |
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| 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. |
| 'Humiliated' | 'Humiliated' |
| He told reporters at his lawyer's office in Long Island, New York, that going public was a last resort. | He told reporters at his lawyer's office in Long Island, New York, that going public was a last resort. |
| "There is no deeper pain that you can ever express than betrayal from somebody who you love and devoted your life to," he said. | "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. | 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." | "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. | 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." | 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." |