Posted by: relaxion May 23, 2007
sale in Nepal...very sad indeed
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Thanks for putting this up MrTruth sir.

Definitely and eye-opening investigation.

But I am not sure what to think, especially after reading the statement by Hari:
"I don't understand why this should be against the law; it's a shame" he says, and adding as he points to Deepak: "If he needs money and you need a new kidney, why can't you negotiate? Bah!" Later, over dessert, he takes the photo of a Buddhist monk less than 20 years old out of his pocket: "Look, this is my next patient. For the State he could die; I bring him here to India and he lives for another fifty years. So you tell me why it should be illegal!"

I mean, those kidneys are saving lives of some and helping some economically. Shud there be some form of legal way of dealing with this problem? If it is made legal, then does that mean that we are promoting selling of organs for economic gains, or merely assisting someone to support oneself or a mother who is forced to "sleep outside a temple?"
I also wonder why those doctors are supportive of such operations. Needless to say, they are well educated. But are they all in for the money, or do they have some humanly desires to save lives of those who desperately need kidney (set yourself in a position of a patient who has no relatives to donate a kindney)?

I wanna hear your opinions.
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