The 17-year-old boy, known only by his last name, "Zheng", wanted to buy an iPad 2, but he didn't have the money for it so he surfed the internet and found and advertisement posted by an agent saying that they are willing to pay around $3395.06 for a kidney thus he traveled up north to the city of Chenzhou and after three days came back with an iPad2 and a laptop, what he always wanted. They say that it’s a common practice in china to trade organs online, it’s a booming business. Transplant tourists as they call those who go to china to buy fresh organs and bring it back to their country. They are willing to pay as much as $72,000 for it making the illegal trade a good source of money, driving an almost unstoppable black-market organ trade that enriches brokers, doctors and corrupt government officialsThe boy, who has suffered complications following the surgery, returned home but was unable to keep what he had done from his mother, he had a laptop and a new Apple handset. His mother eventually found out about what he did and reported what happened to the authority. They are currently on an investigation and on a hunt to catch those responsible for the surgery.
This month is Kidney Awareness Month and doctors continue to educate us to take care of it, not only this month but all of our lives. Our kidneys main function is to separate urea, mineral salts, toxins and other waste products from our blood. It also conserves water, salt and electrolytes. According to science, even one out of the two should be functioning well to help us live. We should be careful on what to eat because the organ is sensitive enough to trigger high blood and diabetes. Even pain relievers, antibiotics, diet pills and energy drinks could have an effect on our health.
I’m not against donating organs, I don’t even care giving out all of it since mine would be donated once I die, what I’m against at is when people makes money out of it. To sell a kidney in order to buy consumer goods disgusts me. I’d be happy to know that my organs would help save the lives of the needy but id never sell it for an iPad2 and a laptop that would be obsolete and outdated after a few years. Never! What vanity! Even if you say that latest Apple products like the iPhone and the iPad are in huge demand in China, and are seen as a badge of wealth and sophistication by young consumers, I’d still not sell it. Id rather be seen poor and working hard for what I want than to be famous for a short period of time. This is something we must all think about."
This month is Kidney Awareness Month and doctors continue to educate us to take care of it, not only this month but all of our lives. Our kidneys main function is to separate urea, mineral salts, toxins and other waste products from our blood. It also conserves water, salt and electrolytes. According to science, even one out of the two should be functioning well to help us live. We should be careful on what to eat because the organ is sensitive enough to trigger high blood and diabetes. Even pain relievers, antibiotics, diet pills and energy drinks could have an effect on our health.
I’m not against donating organs, I don’t even care giving out all of it since mine would be donated once I die, what I’m against at is when people makes money out of it. To sell a kidney in order to buy consumer goods disgusts me. I’d be happy to know that my organs would help save the lives of the needy but id never sell it for an iPad2 and a laptop that would be obsolete and outdated after a few years. Never! What vanity! Even if you say that latest Apple products like the iPhone and the iPad are in huge demand in China, and are seen as a badge of wealth and sophistication by young consumers, I’d still not sell it. Id rather be seen poor and working hard for what I want than to be famous for a short period of time. This is something we must all think about."
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