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Title: Transplant Brokers in Israel Lure Desperate Kidney Patients to Costa Rica
Post by: Clark on September 20, 2014, 02:46:37 PM
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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Title: Inside the World of Kidney Trafficking: Letters
Post by: Clark on September 20, 2014, 02:48:22 PM
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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