Doctor: MP's 'selling kidney' claim harms organ donation efforts
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A doctor-cum-organ donation expert has lamented the potential harm caused by Machang MP Wan Ahmad Fayhsal Wan Ahmad Kamal’s claim that there are people selling their kidneys to make ends meet.
Dr Abdul Jabbar Ismail said there are already families who are reluctant to donate their deceased loved ones’ organs due to fears that doctors are just working for organ-selling syndicates.
“There’s a real stigma...
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