Dallas hospitals uneasy about organ donations arranged online
Dallas Morning News, April 20, 2009
Hospitals in Dallas will not accept organ donations from people who aren't friends or relatives. They fear under-the-table payments—it is a federal offense to buy or sell organs in the United States—and the growth of an Internet-induced organ exchange industry preying on the sick and poor.
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