Boy regrets selling his kidney to buy iPad

[okarol]

ShanghaiDaily.com

Boy regrets selling his kidney to buy iPad
Created: 2011-6-2 14:44:45
Author:Pan Zheng


A 17-year-old student in Anhui Province sold one of his kidneys for 20,000 yuan only to buy an iPad 2. Now, with his health getting worse, the boy is feeling regret but it is too late, the Global Times reported today.

"I wanted to buy an iPad 2 but could not afford it," said the boy surnamed Zheng in Huaishan City. "A broker contacted me on the Internet and said he could help me sell one kidney for 20,000 yuan."

On April 28 Zheng went to Chenzhou City in neighboring Hunan Province for the kidney removal surgery arranged by the broker. His parents knew nothing about it, Zheng said. He was paid 22,000 yuan after his right kidney was taken out at the Chenzhou No. 198 Hospital.

When he returned home, his mother found out and reported to the police immediately. But they could not locate the broker whose cell phone was always powered off, the report said.

It turned out that the Chenzhou No. 198 Hospital was not qualified to perform organ transplant. The hospital claimed they had no idea about Zheng's surgery because the department that did the surgery had been contracted to a Fujian businessman.

The case is still under investigation, the report said.

http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article//National/2011/06/02/Boy+regrets+selling+his+kidney+to+buy+iPad

[Sluff]

Hope he enjoys his Ipad. hope he chose the Ipad II.

[okarol]

I don't know how he had surgery without his parents knowing 
but yes Sluffy, it was an iPad 2 - here's more of the story:


Teen sells kidney for latest iPad 2
Created: 2011-6-3 0:27:19
Author:Pan Zheng and Cai Wenjun

CHINA'S young people are going iPad crazy.

After reports that some college students in southern China's Guangdong Province sold their sperm to buy the latest version of the tablet computer, comes a tragic tale of a 17-year-old boy in the eastern Anhui Province who sold his kidney to buy an iPad 2.

The student, surnamed Zheng, got 22,000 yuan (US$3,393) for selling one of his kidneys. But it was a decision he soon came to regret as his health is deteriorating, Shenzhen Satellite TV reported.

"I wanted to buy an iPad 2 but could not afford it," said Zheng. "A broker contacted me on the Internet and said he could help me sell one kidney for 20,000 yuan."

On April 28, Zheng went to Chenzhou City in neighboring Hunan Province to have the kidney removed in a surgery arranged by the broker.

His parents knew nothing about it, Zheng said. He was paid 22,000 yuan after his right kidney was taken out at the Chenzhou No. 198 Hospital.

When he returned home with an iPad 2 and an iPhone, his furious mother contacted the police. But they could not locate the broker and his cellphone was always powered off, the TV report said.

It turned out that the Chenzhou No. 198 Hospital was not qualified to perform organ transplant surgery. Hospital officials claimed they had no knowledge about Zheng's surgery because the department that was involved had been contracted out to a Fujian Province businessman.

The case is still under investigation, the report said.

Previously, it was reported that many university students in Guangdong had decided to donate sperm in order to raise money to buy iPads and iPhones.

Local hospitals offer 300 yuan for each sperm donation and qualified donors attend hospital 10 times for each complete procedure.

Yu Hai, a sociologist from Shanghai's Fudan University, said new and stylish electronic products such as the iPad and iPhone represented a new kind of attraction for everyone, but especially youngsters.

"Young people can be overwhelmed by its use for game playing and can do something stupid if their parents don't buy them an iPad," Yu said.

Apple's iPad 2 sells for 3,688 yuan to 5,288 yuan and the iPhone for 3,999 yuan to 5,999 yuan on China's mainland depending on the model.


http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article//National/2011/06/03/Teen+sells+kidney+for+latest+iPad+2

[Sluff]

I was kind of being sarcastic. I mean there were many things I wanted when I was younger but I never would have considered selling a body part. Just never would have crossed my mind. Hindsight I really could of had those Reeboks.

[Jie]

That surgeon probably needs to be put in jail. Chinese regulations allow only blood-related living donors or between HB and wife.