kidney...racket... in india
By subathra
@subathra (3519)
India
November 4, 2007 7:21am CST
Kidney donation is a good thing because it helps another human to live some more time .In case if a patient needs a kidney he or she approaches his kith and kins If unsuccessful of getting a kidney from the home crowd he or she seeks the help of agency which helps such cases.This agency hands over this case to a middleman who deals of getting kidneys from poor people who donate for money. Here only the racket takes place.Getting hold a poor man or a girl giving false promises using the poverty of the poor people to obtain kidneys.
To remove kidney from these people they must get clearing from the law.Instead with certain doctors help removal easily taken palce and the matter is settled paying a small amount to donor. A big amount is being shared within the doctors and the corrupt middlemen.
In case the donar comes to know that he is cheated the donor approaches the police.
Recently i read in the papers that about 400 kidneys in illegal manner were removed . And some doctors were arrested in this connection.I think law makers should be careful and have these middlemen checked.
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5 responses
@lavenderbloom (1057)
• United Arab Emirates
4 Nov 07
Donating is a very good thing. But, those people who try to make money out of this sensitive issue, is a real criminals. One side when people try to save lives on the other side people try to make money doing illegal things. When will people realise the value of life. This process should be made real strict but also easier for the people who are involved in this. It is a difficult situation for those who are going thru this bad time. God bless.
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@varunkrishna007 (1909)
• India
5 Nov 07
Once you are involved in something that pays you financially or in any other bnefits,it no longer remains as a donation,its better called a business
@raulgc01 (306)
• Philippines
4 Nov 07
This sort of thing also happened here in the Philippines. Fornerly, detainees from prisons are contacted by these agents to donate their kidneys. Then as more and more "kidney tourists" comes here, these agents goes to our more derpressed areas where they convince the people to donate their kidneys with a promise of a large sum of money. The bad thing is, these agents get the bigger bulk of the money while the donors get less than half. The sad part of it is, most of the donors, because there is only one kidney left, and because of poverty, suffer from kidney diseases. When the government became strict against these practices, the numbers dwindled. But there are still some who are still practicing this trade, but the cost is now very high.
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@varunkrishna007 (1909)
• India
5 Nov 07
its really heart breaking to know one of our body parts is made as a source of income,its really shamefull
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@varunkrishna007 (1909)
• India
5 Nov 07
I think kidney racket is one of the biggest menca that our nation is facing today .you have got many news articles regarding this but the racket continues to work in the same form ,i wonder why the government is still passive about this menace
@srkool (1012)
• India
5 Nov 07
yes the kidney racket is still very active in india...many instances use to come of it the newspapers. Days before a similiar instance of a kidney racket came into light in punjab also.... there must be capital punishment for the people who are in this buisness
