For Sale: Kidney, $13,000

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He showed his scar on Brazilian television and said he had been paid $13,000 to have his organ removed in the South African town of Durban.

A third man has appeared in a South African court, accused of being one of the leaders of the gang.

People desperate for organ transplants reportedly paid up to $120,000.

 

[Anubis]

hummi coudl use some quick cash

 

[Red]

For $120k I'd sell one.

What are the disadvantages of having one kidney versus 2?

 

[element]

Originally posted by: Redhotjrm
For $120k I'd sell one.

What are the disadvantages of having one kidney versus 2?

If you lose the one you're left with, you're screwed.

 

[SagaLore]

Originally posted by: Redhotjrm
For $120k I'd sell one.

What are the disadvantages of having one kidney versus 2?

If you're last one goes bad, you're out of luck...

Plus you'll be more prone to toxin accumulation.

 

[DannyBoy]

lmfao @ "South Africa's Human Tissue Act"

>What are you doing reading UK news anyway

 

[Trevelyan]

Originally posted by: Redhotjrm
For $120k I'd sell one.

What are the disadvantages of having one kidney versus 2?

I heard it cuts like 10-15 years off your life if you only have one... I dunno how true that is though.

 

[Nitemare]

Originally posted by: Trevelyan

Originally posted by: Redhotjrm
For $120k I'd sell one.

What are the disadvantages of having one kidney versus 2?

I heard it cuts like 10-15 years off your life if you only have one... I dunno how true that is though.

Your body can't filter out as much garbage so this toxic crap hangs around longer and pollutes your endocrine system

 

[tnitsuj]

That's despicable. Selling organs should be punishable by public flogging.

 

[DaWhim]

Wrong Forum

 

[Miramonti]

Its a question of ethics...if we could do it in the US poor people would never get one.

Some things shouldn't be regulated by economics.

 

[royaldank]

Did anyone tell Alonzo Morning he might want to visit South Africa?

 

[FrOsTxxbYtE]

i'll buy it i'll buy it

 

[element]

Originally posted by: Nitemare

Originally posted by: Trevelyan

Originally posted by: Redhotjrm
For $120k I'd sell one.

What are the disadvantages of having one kidney versus 2?

I heard it cuts like 10-15 years off your life if you only have one... I dunno how true that is though.

Your body can't filter out as much garbage so this toxic crap hangs around longer and pollutes your endocrine system

Not true, 1 kidney is more than enough to get rid of toxins if it's working right.

 

[Zebo]

This is a good reason to keep all medical records private. I could see gangs getting hold of these for and hitting people for all sorts of body parts for the elite.

Heard it already happens in india and in poorer regions of the world.

 

[Shockwave]

Hell with tax cuts. Go to a paid organ donor program, economic woes are all but solved!

 

[Nitemare]

Originally posted by: element®

Originally posted by: Nitemare

Originally posted by: Trevelyan

Originally posted by: Redhotjrm
For $120k I'd sell one.

What are the disadvantages of having one kidney versus 2?

I heard it cuts like 10-15 years off your life if you only have one... I dunno how true that is though.

Your body can't filter out as much garbage so this toxic crap hangs around longer and pollutes your endocrine system

Not true, 1 kidney is more than enough to get rid of toxins if it's working right.

Maybe under ideal circumstances and the 1 kidney remains in perfect condition

 

[Aharami]

i heard you cant do any rigorous exercise with just one kidney. u cant run or exercise. personally, i like both my kidneys and would never sell them...no matter what the cost

 

[Wuffsunie]

Hee, I'd love to see someone try tying this argument in with private helath care (ie, if you can pay for it, you should get better treatment)

No surprise that it's happening.

 

[element]

Originally posted by: Aharami
i heard you cant do any rigorous exercise with just one kidney. u cant run or exercise. personally, i like both my kidneys and would never sell them...no matter what the cost

You can not only exercise with 1 kidney, you can do it with none too.

Not true, 1 kidney is more than enough to get rid of toxins if it's working right.

Maybe under ideal circumstances and the 1 kidney remains in perfect condition

No it doesn't have to be "ideal circumstances" whatever that means. nor does the kidney have to be in perfect condition.

 

[kt]

Originally posted by: element®

Originally posted by: Aharami
i heard you cant do any rigorous exercise with just one kidney. u cant run or exercise. personally, i like both my kidneys and would never sell them...no matter what the cost

You can not only exercise with 1 kidney, you can do it with none too.

Not true, 1 kidney is more than enough to get rid of toxins if it's working right.

Maybe under ideal circumstances and the 1 kidney remains in perfect condition

No it doesn't have to be "ideal circumstances" whatever that means. nor does the kidney have to be in perfect condition.

I have to keep reading that over and over again for it to make sense. "Not only can you..."

 

[element]

Thank you grammar police. Yeah I could have worded it better.

 

[BatmanNate]

Fritzo?

 

[iwearnosox]

Originally posted by: Trevelyan

Originally posted by: Redhotjrm
For $120k I'd sell one.

What are the disadvantages of having one kidney versus 2?

I heard it cuts like 10-15 years off your life if you only have one... I dunno how true that is though.

Well I'm here all the time so it's pretty clear I have no life.

 

[Zugzwang152]

Originally posted by: BatmanNate
Fritzo?

LOL, you beat me to it.

at first I thought this was a parody thread