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Teen Bedridden for Life after Selling Kidney for an iPhone

posted by martyb on Sunday January 20 2019, @02:42PM   Printer-friendly
from the Eye-for-an-"i"-dept dept.

An Anonymous Coward writes:

In April 2011, 17 year old Wang Shangkunsold a kidney to buy an iPhone. When asked why he did this, the man said “Why do I need a second kidney? One is enough,”.

The man subsequently developed complications and now needs regular dialysis to survive. The complications may have been caused by a lack of post operative care. The doctors involved have been arrested.

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  • (Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday January 20 2019, @03:12PM (3 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday January 20 2019, @03:12PM (#789044)

    As women have eggs, and they expired on a regular basis, I would consider selling the excess kidneys too. In practice I wouldn't since that is giving someone a copy of your DNA and the right to exploit it, but for a sufficiently large sum of money that isn't the worst idea to get ahead in life, assuming you budget the resulting payment into a future for yourself.

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  • (Score: 1, Redundant) by realDonaldTrump on Sunday January 20 2019, @03:27PM (2 children)

    by realDonaldTrump (6614) on Sunday January 20 2019, @03:27PM (#789050) Homepage Journal

    I would consider becoming a Sperm Donor. If the price was right. Some guys, unfortunately, do it very cheaply -- even for free. And even do it when nobody asked them to. Or wanted that. foxnews.com/health/23andme-genetic-test-reveals-disturbing-artificial-insemination-switch [foxnews.com]

    But I know there are many Families out there that want to have the children of the most famous person ever. A guy with a 135 I.Q., very very rich, great athlete and a successful businessman. And that comes at a price. A high price -- but very fair. And totally worth it!!

    • (Score: 2, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday January 20 2019, @03:43PM (1 child)

      by Anonymous Coward on Sunday January 20 2019, @03:43PM (#789052)

      From what I hear, a sperm donor now is just another male the states will hound for child support. Some of my friends did it for $ in college, when anonymity was still kept, but I am happy now that I never went.

      • (Score: 2) by DannyB on Monday January 21 2019, @03:17PM

        by DannyB (5839) Subscriber Badge on Monday January 21 2019, @03:17PM (#789607) Journal

        I was amused that realDonaldTrump brags about being rich and implies that somehow makes his sperm more attractive to clients of a sperm bank.

        Then you point out how sperm donation now comes with the strings of child support (aka, wealth transfer) attached.

        On a different note, maybe "sperm donation" should work differently. The bank only keeps records of sperm donors and not actual sperm. (But not collecting sperm takes all the fun out of it for the donors.) Then couples or persons seeking good candidates from a sperm bank are put into contact with the donor and suitable legal arrangements can be made, including, if all agree, that the donor has NO contact with, and no financial responsibility for any offspring. Or the opposite, that the donor has visitation rights and support responsibilities. Assuming any mutually satisfactory agreement can be reached.

        --
        The lower I set my standards the more accomplishments I have.