Iran’s desperate kidney traders

November 1, 2006

On streets and in town squares in Iran, young men and women can be seen holding signs offering their kidneys for sale. One of them reads: “Immediate offer! Kidney for sale, young man, 22, healthy, blood type O positive. Tel 09122 . . .” Every year, 1,400 Iranians sell one of their kidneys to a stranger. (BBC)