Chinese man’s life-altering decision to buy iPhone 4 and iPad 2 highlights the dangers of organ trafficking

A cautionary tale is making waves on social media after a young Chinese man shared how selling one of his kidneys at 17 for 20,000 yuan (approx. Rs. 2.5 lakh) to buy an iPhone 4 and iPad 2 left him permanently disabled. Wang Shangkun’s story serves as a stark warning against the lure of quick money and material desires.

In 2011, coming from a poor family, Wang was contacted by an organ trafficker through an online chat. The trafficker promised easy money in exchange for one kidney. Believing he could manage with just one, Wang traveled to a small town in Hunan Province for the surgery. Conducted in an unsafe hospital with no proper post-operative care, the procedure immediately put

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