Kidney trade in Iran
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kidney-trade-in-iran-177-15016297
title:
Kidney trade in Iran
text:
The practice of selling one's kidney for profit in Iran is legal and regulated by the government. In any given year, it is estimated that 1400 Iranians sell one of their kidneys to a recipient who was previously unknown to them. Iran currently is the only country in the world that allows the sale of one's kidney for compensation; consequently, the country does not have either a waiting list or a shortage of available organs. According to an article in Clinical Journal of the American Society of
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Legal and government-regulated practice in Iran
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kidney_trade_in_Iran
date created:
2011-06-12T17:41:15Z
date modified:
2024-09-04T12:39:22Z
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