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There’s a worldwide shortage of organs for transplantations.To tackle that shortage, many countries are experimenting with various strategies. Some Americans are pushing a controversial solution – legalizing the buying and selling of organs. But, can such a system meet the global demand for organs? And is it fair to the people who sell their organs? Come join the conversation with Dr. Mustafa Al-Miousawi, a Kuwaiti transplant surgeon and the past president of the Middle East Society for Transplantation. Download MP3
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Download MP3Today a Chinese state-run newspaper appeared to confirmed that dead prisoners supplied almost two-thirds of the human organs used in transplants in China. The World’s Mary Kay Magistad has the story from Beijing.
