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| Bibi Bushra sold one of her kidneys 12 years ago for US$1,000 and is still suffering from the surgery in Pakistan, which is known as an international hub for the illegal organ trade. |
When Pakistani
authorities burst into a makeshift hospital in Lahore this year, doctors were
caught mid-way through two illegal kidney transplants, the local donors and
Omani clients still unconscious on the tables.
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Organ
donation is legal in Pakistan so long as it is voluntary, given without duress
or the exchange of money but strict cultural and religious taboos mean there is
a shortage of those willing to donate.
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