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lovuian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-05-06 03:35 AM
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Japan doctors helped themselves to kidneys
http://feeds.bignewsnetwork.com/?sid=864a39fb2285fc76

Kidneys were allegedly removed from sick patients at a Japanese hospital without their permission and then used for transplants, a report says.

The Mainichi Daily News alleged Saturday that it was actually the Uwajima Tokushukai Hospital director, Hiromichi Sadashima, who had given the green light for the operations.

A total of 11 transplants took place using the kidneys from the sick, unknowing patients, the report alleged. Hospital officials said at a Friday news conference that 11 such transplants allegedly were carried out between 2004 and September this year
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Ho could a whole hospital standby and do this???
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anitar1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-05-06 03:46 AM
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1. Sounds like they took a page
from Israel's leading hospital. Read about that scandal here on DU. they are doing research in Israel on old , sick people. Illegal, of course.
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