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08-23-2003, 01:16 PM | #1 |
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8/23/2003: Kidney sale
The official caption: Liaqat Ali lifts his shirt to show scars from an operation after he sold one of his kidneys for around $1,800, in the village of Mateela, Pakistan, August 13, 2003. Pakistan is fast becoming a hotbed for trade in live kidneys, with hundreds of transplant operations taking place every year. Note that I think they are saying this picture was taken on August 13, not that the operation took place on August 13. |
08-23-2003, 01:30 PM | #2 |
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Kinda reminds me of the Futurama episode when Bender sold his body for a wad of cash. I wonder how long the live organ market will be around concidering this article: http://science.slashdot.org/article....id=126&tid=134
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08-23-2003, 01:42 PM | #3 |
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Now if I just knew where to buy fava beans, my repast would be complete. They don't have them at the local bodega, perhaps I should try Whole Foods Market.
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08-23-2003, 05:10 PM | #4 |
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I wonder how much the recipient paid for that $1800 organ?
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08-23-2003, 06:20 PM | #6 |
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So this is how we get Rho a new one!
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08-23-2003, 07:12 PM | #7 |
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I bet you could if you'd be willing to risk letting foreign doctors do the operation. Could be risky, though.
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08-24-2003, 09:26 AM | #8 |
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That strike's me as pretty funny, Juju. If you'd be willing to use foreign Doctors, there's no reason to leave Philly. It's full of them.
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08-24-2003, 10:29 AM | #9 |
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Yeah, but you have to pay American prices.
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08-25-2003, 06:49 AM | #10 |
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Snopes won't change the page, I would imagine, because the situation in question still hasn't happened.
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08-25-2003, 11:48 AM | #11 | |
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08-25-2003, 06:11 PM | #12 |
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I have five kidneys now. I'm indestructible!
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