Kid sells kidney to buy iPad

[odysseus]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-13639934

China: Teenager 'sells kidney for iPad'

By Martin Patience BBC News, Beijing


A teenager in China has sold one of his kidneys in order to buy an iPad 2, Chinese media report.
The 17-year-old, identified only as Little Zheng, told a local TV station he had arranged the sale of the kidney over the internet.
The story only came to light after the teenager's mother became suspicious.
The case highlights China's black market in organ trafficking. A scarcity of organ donors has led to a flourishing trade.
It all started when the high school student saw an online advert offering money to organ donors.
Illegal agents organised a trip to the hospital and paid him $3,392 (£2,077) after the operation.
With the cash the student bought an iPad 2, as well as a laptop.
When his mother noticed the computers and the deep red scar on his body, which was caused by the surgery, Little Zheng confessed.
In 2007, Chinese authorities banned organ trafficking and have introduced a voluntary donor scheme to try to combat the trade.

What a twat....

[devogue]

I'd give my right arm for an iPad 2.

[Svartalf]

I'd give both your kidneys for a smartphone.

[Atheist-Lite]

Imagine what will be left of him come the Ipad 7.0? Obviously not thinking this one through?

[kiki5711]

I'd give my right arm for an iPad 2.

he he

I guess your kidneys are not very marketable.

[Animavore]

I don't see how you can call him a 'twat'. He has what he wanted for an expendable organ. You can survive perfectly well on one. Sure there's always the risk of kidney failure but by the time he needs that they may be able to grow him ones with stem cells.

Fair balls to him Isay. I wish I wasn't too pussy to do it.

[mistermack]

I don't see how you can call him a 'twat'. He has what he wanted for an expendable organ. You can survive perfectly well on one. Sure there's always the risk of kidney failure but by the time he needs that they may be able to grow him ones with stem cells.

Fair balls to him Isay. I wish I wasn't too pussy to do it.

What a twat !!

[maiforpeace]

I don't see how you can call him a 'twat'. He has what he wanted for an expendable organ. You can survive perfectly well on one. Sure there's always the risk of kidney failure but by the time he needs that they may be able to grow him ones with stem cells.

Fair balls to him Isay. I wish I wasn't too pussy to do it.

Even if someone offered you say, 20K?

[mistermack]

With this e coli problem, I would think selling a kidney is a bad bet no matter what the price.

[Svartalf]

E coli? man, you're going to the hospital, I'd fear S.Aureus a lot more.
Even if Chinese hospitals are a lot dirtier than ours.

[mistermack]

E coli? man, you're going to the hospital, I'd fear S.Aureus a lot more.
Even if Chinese hospitals are a lot dirtier than ours.

Yeh, but does it damage the kidneys?
If you get ecoli, you might need both of your kidneys.
I don't think an ipad would be much consolation.
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[Xamonas Chegwé]

E coli? man, you're going to the hospital, I'd fear S.Aureus a lot more.
Even if Chinese hospitals are a lot dirtier than ours.

Yeh, but does it damage the kidneys?
If you get ecoli, you might need both of your kidneys.
I don't think an ipad would be much consolation.
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You've already got E. coli. We all have. Our guts are full of the stuff. It's just a particular strain that's causing the trouble.

[mistermack]

E coli? man, you're going to the hospital, I'd fear S.Aureus a lot more.
Even if Chinese hospitals are a lot dirtier than ours.

Yeh, but does it damage the kidneys?
If you get ecoli, you might need both of your kidneys.
I don't think an ipad would be much consolation.
.

You've already got E. coli. We all have. Our guts are full of the stuff. It's just a particular strain that's causing the trouble.

Yeh, that's the one I'm on about.
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