(HONG KONG)--Paul Lee got his liver from an executed Chinese prisoner; Karam in Egypt bought a kidney for his sister for $5,300; in Istanbul Hakan is holding out for $30,700 for one of his kidneys.
They are not so unusual: a dire shortage of donated organs in rich countries is sending foreigners with end-stage illnesses to poorer places like China, Pakistan, Turkey, Egypt, Colombia and the Philippines to buy a new lease of life.
FEATURE - Keen Demand Fuels Global Trade in Body Parts
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“JACKRUSSELL has a thread on body parts Made in China and elsewhere and the used parts lots and body shops. Thanks, wagglebee, for the ping.
(HONG KONG)—Paul Lee got his liver from an executed Chinese prisoner; Karam in Egypt bought a kidney for his sister for $5,300; in Istanbul Hakan is holding out for $30,700 for one of his kidneys.
They are not so unusual: a dire shortage of donated organs in rich countries is sending foreigners with end-stage illnesses to poorer places like China, Pakistan, Turkey, Egypt, Colombia and the Philippines to buy a new lease of life.
FEATURE - Keen Demand Fuels Global Trade in Body Parts
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Check out posts #23, #24, #25 from the link - prisoners sent to other countries so their body parts will be fresh. I can’t imagine the fear these poor people are going through.
Prayers needed for all.
maybe organ donation has become evil which perhaps is an unintended consequence?