Amelia Gentleman, a stringer for the International Herald Tribune and the New York Times, talks about a organ-trafficking ring in India that has victimized hundreds of day laborers.
Live Illegal Organ Transplant is also happening in China!
Jan. 30 2008 12:06 PM
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David
from Brooklyn
These tales have run through third world countries for years. The likelyhood of finding a match and then dealing with the high rate of organ rejection makes this type of transplantation impossible. There is a growing issue of very poor people willingly selling their organs - but that is different. I think soon, this story will also be uncovered as untrue.
Jan. 30 2008 12:00 PM
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Robert
from NYC
It is only one kidney, I saw footage on I think, Democracy Now, yesterday (or some other tv news) and there is footage of the patients with only one kidney. They would die if it were two! In fact the story indicated that a doctor who examined these patient-victims said the surgery was very well performed by an expert surgeon. Nonetheless...
Jan. 30 2008 11:58 AM
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World's Toughest Milkman
from the_C_train
Sounds like Medical tourism has merged with capitalism...utterly horrible.
How does this compare to China's issues?
Jan. 30 2008 11:55 AM
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hk
One or both removed?
Jan. 30 2008 11:53 AM
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chestine
from NY
both kidneys robbed from the victims or one each? wouldn't they be dead with 2 kidneys gone?
Jan. 30 2008 11:53 AM
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Comments [6]
Live Illegal Organ Transplant is also happening in China!
These tales have run through third world countries for years. The likelyhood of finding a match and then dealing with the high rate of organ rejection makes this type of transplantation impossible. There is a growing issue of very poor people willingly selling their organs - but that is different. I think soon, this story will also be uncovered as untrue.
It is only one kidney, I saw footage on I think, Democracy Now, yesterday (or some other tv news) and there is footage of the patients with only one kidney. They would die if it were two! In fact the story indicated that a doctor who examined these patient-victims said the surgery was very well performed by an expert surgeon. Nonetheless...
Sounds like Medical tourism has merged with capitalism...utterly horrible.
How does this compare to China's issues?
One or both removed?
both kidneys robbed from the victims or one each? wouldn't they be dead with 2 kidneys gone?
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