A 33-year-old woman named Archana Kamath in Bengaluru tragically passed away after donating a part of her liver to her husband’s mother’s sister, who is 65 years old. Archana was a mother to a four-year-old boy and a dedicated professional. She had allegedly volunteered to donate her liver to her husband’s aunt, but complications following the surgery led to her death.
This incident has sparked widespread discussions, especially about the role of women as living organ donors in India. It has also raised critical concerns about the circumstances surrounding her decision.
According to Hindustan Times, Archana underwent the surgery on September 4 at a private hospital, and the procedure itself was reported as successful. However, after being discharged following a seven-day recovery period, she began experiencing severe discomfort. She was re-hospitalized but succumbed to an infection.
People of India posted a video about the incident and people are raising several questions about her decision to donate her liver and whether it was made voluntarily. The relative she donated to had been waiting for a donor for 18 months. In what many see as an extraordinary and rare gesture, Archana stepped forward to donate her liver, despite not being a close blood relative. However, doubts have been raised about the possibility of coercion.
This is a kind of murder her husband will marry a young girl now by saying his “son need a mother”
65yo women had seen life, she lived almost every moment while 33 yo Archana was healthy and she had a long life in front of her.
“Doctrine of Necessity” should have been applied. https://t.co/36xPFW8VWw
— Pooja Sangwan 🇮🇳 (@ThePerilousGirl) September 22, 2024
Sacrificing a young mother to save a 65 year old lady , stop romanticizing everything chutiye
If this is anything then it’s a well planned murder of a young soul and the involved people reeks of Evil https://t.co/W1nbBPn5wL— WarLord Custodes (@eaglehead78) September 22, 2024
Yeah, killing female foetus and baby girls wasn’t enough. This country extracts organs from adult women in the name of duty, parivar, sanskar and then celebrates it. Naacho, Khushi manao.
Fact: Women are made to donate organs, coz male life is too important. https://t.co/NFrsGUZiHm
— Sanghamitra (@mitraphoenix) September 22, 2024
This is a very tragic post.
Death of a liver donor is an irreparable loss.
Organ donation saves lives and is a noble and altruistic act.
But not once in my career as a transplant Hepatologist, I have seen a voluntary donation like this one: the woman donated part of her liver… https://t.co/mmVyC9ZBaV
— TheLiverDoc (@theliverdr) September 23, 2024
Man this is disgusting, a young lady with a husband & kid, her life ahead of her died saving life of some old women who already lived her life. What was her husband doing? Should’ve stopped this from happening, a life lost without any reason. https://t.co/CebDXecKa2
— Art Vandelay 🕉️ (@RSD270) September 22, 2024
Want to ask her husband if he would have given 65% of his liver to the wife’s father’s brother who’s 65? Obviously no. She must have been coerced or emotionally blackmailed to donate her liver as no 33y woman with a baby in sane mind would do this, knowing the risks and recovery. https://t.co/GPaznGIoNN
— 𝖀𝖕𝖆𝖘𝖔𝖓𝖆 𝕭𝖆𝖓𝖊𝖗𝖏𝖊𝖊 ☭ ☀️ (@UpasonaB) September 22, 2024
It was her husband’s masi, I still don’t get why didn’t the men in their family volunteer when male to female graft has better chances of survival.
Why do women sacrifice themselves at the drop of a hat- has to be due to years of indoctrination through riti riwaz. https://t.co/pPERES8lKY— Bookmarked (@Archarrival) September 23, 2024
The next step will be the husband will marry again for the sake of the son. 🙂
She will be soon forgotten as the mother in law and her sister demands sewa and sacrifice from the new DIL.
This post is bullshit. This is murder of a young woman coerced into saving an old woman. https://t.co/ruvEIsLxVg— Paromita Bardoloi (@Paromitabardolo) September 23, 2024
A small 4 year old boy lost his mother because the selfish in-laws couldn’t let a 65 year old hag go who as already lived her full life! Pathetic glorification of needless death! https://t.co/ZTxZAG2JOH
— 🫶🏼 (@jrieluvr) September 23, 2024
“Why would a woman in the prime of her life donate liver to Mother in law s sister who’s 30 years older?” is the question on infinite loop in my mind.
Can’t even imagine what her child must be going through.
May her soul rest in peace. https://t.co/9pq1j70AgU
— Karthik Balachandran (@karthik2k2) September 22, 2024
I remember reading an article sometime ago on how in India women constitute more than 70-80% of organ donators. Imagine , the same daughters -people are willing to kill before and after birth have to die like this to save someone who is not even related to you- disgusting ! https://t.co/blXMuJ8Btg
— BadTweetsandMe (@ishaneeb7) September 23, 2024
Her husband was stupid dumb or wat ? Didn’t he think abt his wife or his sons mother ?
What was that old lady going to achieve by living after liver transplant?
That too not even her own mother ..
Pathetic. Some people r emotional fools n lack common sense https://t.co/E0E9yewadu— pvksrkian (@pvksrkian220) September 23, 2024
Archana’s case highlights a concerning pattern seen across India – 80% of living organ donors are women, according to TOI.
“There is also marked gender disparity, with more female donors and fewer female recipients in India, due to patriarchal norms,” a report by The Lancet states.
While men often avoid donating organs due to concerns about health risks or post-surgery scars, women, especially wives, daughters, and daughters-in-law, are more likely to volunteer or be asked to donate. The Lancet highlights how cultural norms and familial duties can often lead women to donate organs, despite the risks involved. In some cases, the women do so willingly, out of a sense of love or responsibility, but there are growing concerns about coerced donations.
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