# Stolen kidneys

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stolen-kidneys/468481>\
**Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\
**Created:** [October 18, 2008, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stolen-kidneys/468481 "2008-10-18T01:58:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ed\_Zotti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/fbc32d/32.png) [@Ed\_Zotti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ed_Zotti)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2008, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stolen-kidneys/468481/11 "2008-10-25T13:35:31Z")

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> [@psythe](#):
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> How expensive can it be for a multimillion dollar underground industry to pay the occasional respected journalist to state categorically that its an urban legend?

Not very expensive at all, unfortunately, and we’re tired of selling ourselves cheap. How much will you pay for us to say stealing kidneys is for real?

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