Quote Originally Posted by Uabassoon
As for the hospital I think it's wrong that they wouldn't give the mother the placenta, it belongs to her and she should be free to do what she pleases with it.

Hospitals don't want you to have your own parts. When I had my tonsils out I wanted them put in a jar to keep and they absolutely refused to let me, but I've known of other hosptials that let other people have theirs. Maybe it's just a particular hospital with those kind of rules?