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- Published on: 19 October 2012
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I think it's safe to say from the article that organ donations are lacking and it is obvious that this is a major problem, not only because people die as a result, but because of the lengths that people will go to obtain an organ. In foreign countries organs can be bought; this is illegal in the United Kingdom. People will go out to foreign countries to have the surgery and we are left to question the safety risks, the...
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