Seeking Medical Advise on Kidney Transplant

[shri]

I understand that there might be expenses but how is it dodgy?

A prisoner will have to be shot to have the kidney arranged. A bit extreme and may be urban legend, but ....

[Alphamale]

It's illegal. And medical stuff is much riskier (not HK quality).

how is it illegal? A lot of people donate their organs once they die.

[Alphamale]

A prisoner will have to be shot to have the kidney arranged. A bit extreme and may be urban legend, but ....

I think that's not true. Organ transplantation is always carried out after consent of the donor.

[jimbo]

how is it illegal? A lot of people donate their organs once they die.

It's the culture where a lot of people don't donate when they die as they won't be able to enter the after life is the body is not complete.

It's common in HK and China.

Also if you were able to find a donor legally you'd be well down the list unless you have $$$$ to jump the queue or find a body to harvest in a back street deal.

[Fiona in HKG]

Way too dodgy and emotionally expensive.

I agree, but I do know someone who did it as a last resort given the dire situation in Hong Kong.

[SannyJ]

Organ donation of a commercial nature is illegal in Hk. You can donate your organ while alive or dead, but if payment is involved then it's illegal.

[Joe.B]

Organ donation in China often involves human harvesting. If you haven't hear about this I suggest watching this movie or doing a Google search. Probably better off for him to get a kidney transplant close to home and not risk some of the added complications one might find in HK or China. People can live for a long time on dialysis. In some cases depending on your needs you can even qualify for home hemodialysis while you sleep. Human Harvest

[kimwy66]

I think that's not true. Organ transplantation is always carried out after consent of the donor.

Doubt the prisoners would be consenting, being executed to provide the organs sounds pretty lacking in consent to me.

China carrying out over 60,000 illegal organ transplants annually, report finds | The Independent

[Alphamale]

I agree, but I do know someone who did it as a last resort given the dire situation in Hong Kong.

Can you connect me to the person so that I can take some advise? Thanks!

[ywharold]

only brain stem death person can be suitably donated organs. Even in China still have more patients to wait for organ transplantation for survival.