This misses the main point of veganism–ending animal cruelty and exploitation. Bringing a new human baby into the already overcrowded world is one of the most anthropocentric acts a person can do. So no, whether the afterbirth is eaten or not, birthing yet another human baby should not be considered an animal rights/vegan thing to do. IMHO, anyway.
http://metro.co.uk/2017/08/31/can-you-be-vegan-and-eat-your-placenta-6891872/
“Vegans are having it out in a Facebook group about a woman who ate
her placenta.
“Hannah Ayhens, who recently had a baby, posted a photo of her freshly
birthed, bloody and veiny organ served on a beautiful glass dish with
flower decorations, in the group called ‘What Broke Vegan Eat’, which
has more than 80,000 members.
“The placenta, or afterbirth, forms after conception, and connects
mother and baby in the uterus. It grows throughout pregnancy,
delivering oxygen, nutrients, and hormones to the baby and taking away
waste. Women ‘give birth’ to it if they deliver their baby vaginally,
or it’s removed through the incision if they delivery via C-section.
“Eating the placenta can be done in many forms – in smoothies, pills,
fried with onions or even eaten raw and immediately after birth. It is
uncommon (although it’s popular in celebrity circles. Kourtney
Kardashian did it), but it happens, and many believe it is the best
thing a new mother can eat.”
Exposing the Big Game 
Reblogged this on The Extinction Chronicles.
No one died to produce the placenta. Doubt if it will catch on with restaurants and recipe books.
Good points.
The only problem with that is you have to keep getting pregnant to have one. Where’s the logic in that?
I’m not sure I would be expecting logic from someone planning to eat placentas.
It technically isn’t vegan because it is an ‘animal product’, but since it is their own, and no creature had to die for it, I suppose this passing fad is harmless. But it is pretty gross sounding, IMO!
But really, don’t vegans have more important things to fight over, like whether or not they should dare bring yet one more brat onto this planet, that’s suffocating under the weight of billions of us.
What could be more important?