China ‘kidney for iPad’ trial begins

Via BBC News:

Five people have gone on trial in China for illegal organ trading and intentional injury after a student sold his kidney to buy an iPad and iPhone.

The defendants include the surgeon who removed the kidney from the 17-year-old in the central province of Hunan.

They face up to 10 years in prison if found guilty, according to the state-run Xinhua news agency.

The evils of greed and consumerism.

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