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The Legal Black Market for Kidneys

Iran has zero kidney waiting lists while 13 Americans die daily. The global organ trade reveals how prohibition creates exploitation, not prevention.

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Iran has a legal kidney market. Waiting lists for kidneys in Iran are zero. In the US, 13 people die every day waiting for a kidney that the law won't let t

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