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Living Donation Discussion and News => Living Donation in the News => Topic started by: Clark on September 20, 2014, 02:46:37 PM
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http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/17/world/middleeast/transplant-brokers-in-israel-lure-desperate-kidney-patients-to-costa-rica.html?module=Search&mabReward=relbias&
Transplant Brokers in Israel Lure Desperate Kidney Patients to Costa Rica
By KEVIN SACK
Aside from the six-figure price tag, what was striking was just how easy it was for Ophira Dorin to buy a kidney.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/21/opinion/inside-the-world-of-kidney-trafficking.html
Inside the World of Kidney Trafficking: Letters
To the Editor:
“Kidneys for Sale” (front page, Aug. 17) exposed the insidious nature of international organ trafficking. It’s unfortunate that organ shortages and the lure of profits have allowed unscrupulous middlemen to take advantage of needy patients and desperate donors.
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