ORGAN TRADE in the Philippines

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	ORGAN TRADE in the Philippines

linden_marie

12-11-2007 10:04 PM

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organ transplant, organ donor organ trafficking

linden_marie says:

The poor Filipino sells a vital organ to be able to eat.... for a few weeks. Yet, the effect of the loss of the organ is for the rest of her/his life, or what remains of it.

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12-11-2007 11:37 PM

Deepti

sad but true in parts of the Indian subcontinent as well

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