Japanese hospital conducts kidney transplant between same-sex couple

A Japanese hospital said Monday it has performed a living kidney transplant between a same-sex couple, a procedure typically limited to patients with a family member donor.While there have been previous cases of living kidney transplants being conducted between same-sex couples, it is believed to be the first time such a procedure has been publicly disclosed in Japan, according to Kyoto University Hospital.Takashi Kobayashi, a professor at the university who performed the surgery, said that the case could "become a valuable precedent for patients who have given up (on getting a living trans…READ FULL ARTICLE