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    We Regret To Inform You That A British Surgeon Was Branding His Initials On Livers

    Simon Bramhall has pleaded guilty to assault in a case that a prosecutor called "without legal precedent." He was burning his initials into human livers during transplant operations.
    by Camila Domonoske Dec 13, 2017 2 minutes
    Carving your initials in a tree in Washington, D.C.? Not illegal. Carving your initials in a sedated patient's transplanted liver? Criminal assault, according to U.K. courts.

    The liver is a fascinating thing.

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