Yep, and I've seen women keeping those for that purpose (have no idea about how the long term storage is accomplished). Probably all of the anti-choice crowd, would be a bit hypocritical to change view. They would regard it as trading souls for souls.

I wonder who owns a placenta - child or mother? Presumably it's only handy to the child.

Well, I understand that it is handy for the mother in dealing with depression. I don't have the literature handy.